CVE-2015-1233

Description

Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.118 does not properly handle the interaction of IPC, the Gamepad API, and Google V8, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 28.72% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=469058
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00024.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2556-1 vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032012 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0778.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73484 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1233?
CVE-2015-1233 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1233?
To fix CVE-2015-1233, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-1233 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-1233 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~29% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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