Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-1270
The ucnv_io_getConverterName function in common/ucnv_io.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU), as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, mishandles converter names with initial x- substrings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (read of uninitialized memory) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1270
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 3.82%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 91 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-1270
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-1270
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-1270
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00038.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1287-1: important: Security updateThird Party Advisory
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - October 2015Third Party Advisory
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https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/deps/icu/+/f1ad7f9ba957571dc692ea3e187612c685615e19
f1ad7f9ba957571dc692ea3e187612c685615e19 - chromium/deps/icu - Git at GooglePatch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3360
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3360-1 icu
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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3315
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3315-1 chromium-browserThird Party Advisory
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https://codereview.chromium.org/1157143002/
Issue 1157143002: Roll ICU from 5788e2736b3bc to f1ad7f9ba957 - Code ReviewPatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201603-09) — Gentoo security
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https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=444573
444573 - Use-of-uninitialized-value in ucnv_io_getConverterName_52 - chromium - MonorailVendor Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033031
Google Chrome Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Same-Origin Restrictions, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Spoof URLs - SecurityTracker
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http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel UpdatePatch;Vendor Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1499.html
RHSA-2015:1499 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2740-1
USN-2740-1: ICU vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75973
Google Chrome Prior to 44.0.2403.89 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Products affected by CVE-2015-1270
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus:6.7z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*