Description
The ReduceTransitionElementsKind function in hydrogen-check-elimination.cc in Google V8 before 4.2.77.8, as used in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that leverages "type confusion" in the check-elimination optimization.
Published: 2015-04-19
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3238-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-1383 The ReduceTransitionElementsKind function in hydrogen-check-elimination.cc in Google V8 before 4.2.77.8, as used in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that leverages "type confusion" in the check-elimination optimization.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2570-1 Oxide vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.02219}

epss

{'score': 0.0203}


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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Google Chrome V8
Redhat Rhel Extras
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:33:20.662Z

Reserved: 2015-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-1242

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-04-19T10:59:06.757

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-1242

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2015-04-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-1242 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses