CVE-2015-6788

high

Description

The ObjectBackedNativeHandler class in extensions/renderer/object_backed_native_handler.cc in the extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.80 improperly implements handler functions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that leverage "type confusion."

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09

https://codereview.chromium.org/1422383003/

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=548273

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78734

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3418

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2618.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update_8.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-12-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High