CVE-2015-1236 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2015-1236?

CVE-2015-1236 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 19 Apr 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 MediaElementAudioSourceNode::process function in modules/webaudio/MediaElementAudioSourceNode.cpp in the Web Audio API implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive audio sample values via a crafted web site containing a media element.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1236?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1236?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-1236 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1236 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-cwv7-pxrq-5hf8, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1236.