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CVE-2015-1241

Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90 does not properly consider the interaction of page navigation with the handling of touch events and gesture events, which allows remote attackers to trigger unintended UI actions via a crafted web site that conducts a "tapjacking" attack.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-1241 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 11 products from google, from debian, from canonical and 8 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

2015-04-19T10:59:05.773

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-1021

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	google	chrome	< 42.0.2311.90	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	15.04	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.2	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise	12.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_eus	6.6	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_aus	6.6	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_eus	6.6	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0	Yes

References

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update_14.html Release Notes ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00040.html Mitigation, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00024.html Mitigation, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0816.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2570-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3238 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032209 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=418402 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://codereview.chromium.org/628763003 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://codereview.chromium.org/660663002 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://codereview.chromium.org/717573004 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://codereview.chromium.org/868123002 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/04/stable-channel-update_14.html Release Notes (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00040.html Mitigation, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00024.html Mitigation, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0816.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2570-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3238 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032209 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=418402 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://codereview.chromium.org/628763003 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://codereview.chromium.org/660663002 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://codereview.chromium.org/717573004 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://codereview.chromium.org/868123002 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04 Third Party Advisory (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.