HIGH
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
Published Jan 9, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.30%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.30% 0.03296
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03296
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.30% (0.03296) | 88.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 3.30% (0.03296) | 87.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 4.46% (0.04458) | 91.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 3.30% (0.03296) | 87.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.46% (0.04458) | 90.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 3.30% (0.03296) | 87.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 4.46% (0.04458) | 90.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 3.30% (0.03296) | 87.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 4.46% (0.04458) | 90.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.36% (0.03359) | 87.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.10% (0.01100) | 76.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.68% (0.01675) | 88.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 20, 2023 | 1.68% (0.01675) | 86.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 86.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.51% (0.01513) | 85.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 0.97% (0.00975) | 81.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.94% (0.00940) | 80.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.32% (0.03320) | 84.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 6, 2022 | 3.32% (0.03320) | 83.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.23% (0.03231) | 82.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.23% (0.03231) | 65.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qtwebengine.git/tree/dist/changes-5.5.1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00116.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.nsfocus.net/index.php?act=advisory&do=view&adv_id=80 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=505374 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1233453004 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qtwebengine.git/tree/dist/changes-5.5.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00116.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.nsfocus.net/index.php?act=advisory&do=view&adv_id=80 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=505374 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://codereview.chromium.org/1233453004 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Chrome
Published Jan 9, 2018
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 21, 2015
Link CVE-2015-1290
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a