UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1240

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1240

    Published: 19 Apr 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-1240
    Aliases:
    USN-2570-1

    Summary:

    Details: gpu/blink/webgraphicscontext3d_impl.cc in the WebGL implementation in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted WebGL program that triggers a state inconsistency.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1240, https://codereview.chromium.org/978193003, https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=463599, http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update_14.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2570-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1240

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: chromium-browser

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -43.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1089

    Affected versions

    29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High