CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-6789

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A race condition in the MutationObserver implementation in Blink, used in Google Chrome before version 47.0.2526.80, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging unanticipated object deletion.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to attacks that lead to denial of service, potentially disrupting web application functionality and affecting service availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Google Chrome to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor applications for unauthorized activities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Race condition in the MutationObserver implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.80, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging unanticipated object deletion.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS