CVE-2015-1242
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CVE-2015-1242 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The ReduceTransitionElementsKind function in hydrogen-check-elimination.cc in Google V8 before 4.2.77.8, as used in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that leverages "type confusion" in the check-elimination optimization.. EPSS estimates a 2.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The ReduceTransitionElementsKind function in hydrogen-check-elimination.cc in Google V8 before 4.2.77.8, as used in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that leverages "type confusion" in the check-elimination optimization.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.10 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 15.04 |
| V8 | <= 4.2.77.7 | |
| Chrome | <= 42.0.2311.60 | |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
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