CVE-2015-1258
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CVE-2015-1258
Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65 relies on libvpx code that was not built with an appropriate --size-limit value, which allows remote attackers to trigger a negative value for a size field, and consequently cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact, via a crafted frame size in VP9 video data.
Exploit probability
2.4%
Published
May 20, 2015
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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CVE-2015-1258
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Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65 relies on libvpx code that was not built with an appropriate --size-limit value, which allows remote attackers to trigger a negative value for a size field, and consequently cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact, via a crafted frame size in VP9 video data.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/05/stable-channel-update_19.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168803.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166975.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167428.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=450939
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1106303002
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04