CVE-2015-1258 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Google Chrome via crafted VP9 video data due to improper size limit handling in libvpx.
- 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-2015-1258?
CVE-2015-1258 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 20 May 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1258?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1258?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-1258 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1258 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1258, GHSA-mwxh-q8vv-r69f, MGASA-2015-0249, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1258.