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CVE-2015-1221

UnknownEPSS 2.56%

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CVE-2015-1221 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Use-after-free vulnerability in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging incorrect ordering of operations in the Web SQL Database thread relative to Blink's main thread, related to the shutdown function in web/WebKit.cpp.. EPSS estimates a 2.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging incorrect ordering of operations in the Web SQL Database thread relative to Blink's main thread, related to the shutdown function in web/WebKit.cpp.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
2.56%

83.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GoogleChrome<= 40.0.2214.115

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-1221?
Use-after-free vulnerability in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging incorrect ordering of operations in the Web SQL Database thread relative to Blink's main thread, related to the shutdown function in web/WebKit.cpp.
How severe is CVE-2015-1221?
Severity scoring for CVE-2015-1221 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1221?
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Source: NVD / NIST