CVE-2015-1262 — Missing Initialization of a Variable in Google Chrome

CWE-17CWE-456 — Missing Initialization of a Variable7 documents6 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.8%
top 17.38%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Google ChromeDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedMay 20
Latest updateMay 17

Description

platform/fonts/shaping/HarfBuzzShaper.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65, does not initialize a certain width field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Unicode text.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDgoogle/chrome42.0.2311.152

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-cvx4-vgw7-p9gv: platform/fonts/shaping/HarfBuzzShaper↗2022-05-17
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OSV
oxide-qt vulnerabilities↗2015-05-21
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OSV
CVE-2015-1262: platform/fonts/shaping/HarfBuzzShaper↗2015-05-20
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
Oxide vulnerabilities↗2015-05-21
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Red Hat
chromium-browser: Uninitialized value in Blink.↗2015-05-19
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-1262 chromium-browser: Uninitialized value in Blink.↗2015-05-20
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