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CVE-2015-1219

Integer overflow in the SkMallocPixelRef::NewAllocate function in core/SkMallocPixelRef.cpp in Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger an attempted allocation of a large amount of memory during WebGL rendering.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-1219 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from google, from redhat, from redhat and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-03-09T00:59:12.123

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	google	chrome	≤ 40.0.2214.115	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_supplementary	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus	6.6.z	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary	6.0	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.10	Yes

References

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/03/stable-channel-update.html ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0627.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72901 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2521-1 ([email protected])
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=446164 ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-12 ([email protected])
https://skia.googlesource.com/skia/+/2ff257bd95c732b9cebc3aac03fbed72d6e6082a ([email protected])
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/03/stable-channel-update.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0627.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72901 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2521-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=446164 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-12 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://skia.googlesource.com/skia/+/2ff257bd95c732b9cebc3aac03fbed72d6e6082a (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For google's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.