CVE-2015-1242

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 19, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-1242: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix