CVE-2015-1209
Use-after-free vulnerability in the VisibleSelection::nonBoundaryShadowTreeRootNode function in core/editing/VisibleSelection.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.111 on Windows, OS X, and Linux and before 40.0.2214.109 on Android, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that triggers improper handling of a shadow-root anchor.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- EPSS score
- 2.9% (87th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2015-1350)
- Published
- February 6, 2015
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2015-1350 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / macos
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- google / chrome
- google / chrome
- linux / linux kernel
- microsoft / windows
- opensuse / opensuse
- opensuse / opensuse
- redhat / enterprise linux desktop
- redhat / enterprise linux eus
- redhat / enterprise linux server
- redhat / enterprise linux server aus
- redhat / enterprise linux workstation
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/chrome-for-android-update.html
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0163.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62670
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62818
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62917
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62925
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72497
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031709
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2495-1
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=447906
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100715
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=188788&view=revision
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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