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title: "CVE-2015-1290\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-1290

Publication date 9 January 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1290?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The Google V8 engine, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 and
QtWebEngineCore in Qt before 5.5.1, allows remote attackers to cause a
denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a
crafted web site.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| chromium-browser | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| oxide-qt | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1290)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1290)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-1290)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1290)

### Other references

* <http://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qtwebengine.git/tree/dist/changes-5.5.1>
* <http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html>
* <http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00116.html>
* <http://www.nsfocus.net/index.php?act=advisory&do=view&adv_id=80>
* <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=505374>
* <https://codereview.chromium.org/1233453004>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1290>