CVE-2015-1206
Publication date 6 October 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome before M40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unpaged memory write and process crash) via a crafted MP4 file.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| chromium-browser | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1068
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| gst-libav1.0 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| mythtv | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| oxide-qt | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored Ubuntu touch end-of-life | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| vlc | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.5 · Medium
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| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |