CVE-2015-6792

Description

The MIDI subsystem in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.106 does not properly handle the sending of data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, related to midi_manager.cc, midi_manager_alsa.cc, and midi_manager_mac.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8664.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 15.55% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00030.html	vendor advisory
https://codereview.chromium.org/1508563003
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2665.html	vendor advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update_15.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034491	vdb entry
https://codereview.chromium.org/1500153002
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=569486
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=564501
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79348	vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00029.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3456	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6792?: CVE-2015-6792 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-6792?: To fix CVE-2015-6792, 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-2015-6792 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2015-6792 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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