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CVE-2015-1236 json

The MediaElementAudioSourceNode::process function in modules/webaudio/MediaElementAudioSourceNode.cpp in the Web Audio API implementation i…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-1377

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The MediaElementAudioSourceNode::process function in modules/webaudio/MediaElementAudioSourceNode.cpp in the Web Audio API implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive audio sample values via a crafted web site containing a media element.

Patch / fix

  • oxide-qt Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 43.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1089

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1236

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • chromium-browser RHEL 6 EXTRAS 42.0.2311.90-1.el6_6

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:0816

  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 55.0.2883.75-3.1
  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 113.0.5672.92-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-1236 updated cvss 6.4

chromium-browser: Cross-origin-bypass in Blink

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 42.0.2311.90-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 42.0.2311.90-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 42.0.2311.90-1.el6_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0816

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Exploit prediction

1.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
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Sources

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