The VpxVideoDecoder::VpxDecode function in media/filters/vpx_video_decoder.cc in the vpxdecoder implementation in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76 does not ensure that alpha-plane dimensions are identical to image dimensions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted VPx video data.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade chromiumUpgrade chromium-npapiUpgrade chromium-pulse | Dec 10, 2025 | Mar 4, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/chromium. | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 8, 2015 |
| Google Chrome | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Google Chrome | Mar 12, 2015 | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade chromium | Dec 18, 2015 | Mar 8, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade oxideqt-chromedriverUpgrade oxideqt-codecs-extraUpgrade liboxideqtcore0Upgrade oxideqt-codecs | Nov 8, 2024 | Mar 9, 2015 |
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