CVE-2015-1284 Use after free in n/a

What is CVE-2015-1284?

CVE-2015-1284 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 23 Jul 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 LocalFrame::isURLAllowed function in core/frame/LocalFrame.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, does not properly check for a page's maximum number of frames, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid count value and use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that makes many createElement calls for IFRAME elements.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1284?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1284?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2015-1284 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-4xmj-f3x2-prmp, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1284.