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CVE-2015-1210

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-02-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The V8ThrowException::createDOMException function in bindings/core/v8/V8ThrowException.cpp in the V8 bindings in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.111 on Windows, OS X, and Linux and before 40.0.2214.109 on Android, does not properly consider frame access restrictions during the throwing of an exception, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 14.04, 14.10
• Google Chrome: before 40.0.2214.109; before 40.0.2214.111 — fixed in 40.0.2214.109, 40.0.2214.111
• Opensuse: 13.1, 13.2
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Eus: 6.6
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: 6.6
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 40.0.2214.109, 40.0.2214.111. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/chrome-for-android-update.html
• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/02/stable-channel-update.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0163.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/62670
• http://secunia.com/advisories/62818
• http://secunia.com/advisories/62917
• http://secunia.com/advisories/62925
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72497
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031709
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2495-1

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