Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-1243 · published 1 May 2015
CVE-2015-1243: Google chrome vulnerability
Google · Chrome
Use-after-free vulnerability in the MutationObserver::disconnect function in core/dom/MutationObserver.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.135, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering an attempt to unregister a MutationObserver object that is not currently registered.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the MutationObserver::disconnect function in core/dom/MutationObserver.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.135, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering an attempt to unregister a MutationObserver object that is not currently registered.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products
7 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-1243), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-12). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
