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CVE-2015-8479
Published:December 06, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
Use-after-free vulnerability in the AudioOutputDevice::OnDeviceAuthorized function in media/audio/audio_output_device.cc in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering access to an unauthorized audio output device.
Related Resources (3)
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=535605
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8479
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
0.14