CVE-2015-1224 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted VPx video data due to an out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome's video decoder.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-1224?
CVE-2015-1224 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 9 Mar 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The VpxVideoDecoder::VpxDecode function in media/filters/vpx_video_decoder.cc in the vpxdecoder implementation in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76 does not ensure that alpha-plane dimensions are identical to image dimensions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted VPx video data.
Weakness: CWE-17
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1224?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1224?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-1224 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1224 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-52wq-q527-xcxw, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1224.