Buffer overflow in Debian Linux - CVE-2015-1257
Published: May 20, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40782
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1257
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Debian
Affected software:
Debian Linux
Debian Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
platform/graphics/filters/FEColorMatrix.cpp in the SVG implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65, does not properly handle an insufficient number of values in an feColorMatrix filter, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (container overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-1257
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/05/stable-channel-update_19.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00091.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00015.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3267
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74723
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032375
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=468519
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?view=rev&revision=193571
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?view=rev&revision=193911