CVE-2015-8478
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.7.80.23, as used in Google Chrome...
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.7.80.23, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.7.80.23, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2015-8478- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.7.80.23, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2015-8478- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8359 No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.7.80.23, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8359- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g4f2-fgmx-vwx3 No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.7.80.23, as used in Google Chrome...
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.7.80.23, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
- Record
GHSA-g4f2-fgmx-vwx3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8478 No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.7.80.23, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8478- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2825-1 No score
oxide-qt vulnerabilities
Multiple use-after-free bugs were discovered in the application cache implementation in Chromium. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2015-6765, CVE-2015-6766, CVE-2015-6767)
Several security issues were discovered in the DOM implementation in Chromium. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to bypass same origin restrictions. (CVE-2015-6768, CVE-2015-6770)
A security issue was discovered in the provisional-load commit implementation in Chromium. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to bypass same origin restrictions. (CVE-2015-6769)
An out-of-bounds read was discovered in the array map and filter operations in V8 in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via renderer crash. (CVE-2015-6771)
It was discovered that the DOM implementation in Chromium does not prevent javascript: URL navigation while a document is being detached. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to bypass same origin restrictions. (CVE-2015-6772)
An out-of bounds read was discovered in Skia in some cirumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via renderer crash. (CVE-2015-6773)
A use-after-free was discovered in the DOM implementation in Chromium. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via renderer crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the sandboxed render process. (CVE-2015-6777)
It was discovered that the Document::open function in Chromium did not ensure that page-dismissal event handling is compatible with modal dialog blocking. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to spoof application UI content. (CVE-2015-6782)
It was discovered that the page serializer in Chromium mishandled MOTW comments for URLs in some circumstances. An attacker could potentially exploit this to inject HTML content. (CVE-2015-6784)
It was discovered that the Content Security Policy (CSP) implementation in Chromium accepted an x.y hostname as a match for a *.x.y pattern. An attacker could potentially exploit this to bypass intended access restrictions. (CVE-2015-6785)
It was discovered that the Content Security Policy (CSP) implementation in Chromium accepted blob:, data: and filesystem: URLs as a match for a
- pattern. An attacker could potentially exploit this to bypass intended access restrictions. (CVE-2015-6786)
Multiple security issues were discovered in Chromium. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, cause a denial of service via application crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2015-6787)
Multiple security issues were discovered in V8. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, cause a denial of service via renderer crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the sandboxed render process. (CVE-2015-8478)
- Record
USN-2825-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 26 CVEs |
before 0:47.0.2526.73-1.el6 | 0:47.0.2526.73-1.el6 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 26 CVEs |
before 0:47.0.2526.73-1.el6 | 0:47.0.2526.73-1.el6 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1106, plus listed versions 29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu231.0.1650.63-0ubuntu1~20131204.132.0.1700.107-0ubuntu1~20140204.977.133.0.1750.152-0ubuntu1~pkg995.134.0.1847.116-0ubuntu2 Show 13 moreShow less36.0.1985.125-0ubuntu1.14.04.0~pkg102937.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104237.0.2062.120-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104938.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106139.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106440.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106840.0.2214.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106941.0.2272.76-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.107643.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.108943.0.2357.130-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109244.0.2403.89-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109545.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109745.0.2454.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1099 |
47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1106 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1.11.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 1.0.0~bzr437-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr452-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr475-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr490-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu1 Show 18 moreShow less1.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu21.0.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.1.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.2.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.3.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.5.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.31.5.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.8-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.8.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.9.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.9.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.10.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
1.11.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.1218, plus listed versions 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.1201 |
47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.1218 |
libv8-3.14Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.14.5.8-5ubuntu2 |
None known |
libv8-3.14Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.14.5.8-11ubuntu1 |
None known |
oxide-qtUbuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 1.11.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 1.0.0~bzr437-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr452-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr475-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr490-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu1 Show 18 moreShow less1.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu21.0.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.1.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.2.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.3.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.5.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.31.5.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.8-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.8.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.9.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.9.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.10.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
1.11.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-8478 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Chrome, published December 5, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.63%, the 50th percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1106.
References
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2825-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8478
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g4f2-fgmx-vwx3
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2545
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1287495
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1287500
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1287501
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1287502
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2015/rhsa-2015_2545.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6764
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6764
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6764
nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/cve-2015-8027_cve-2015-6764
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6765
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6765
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6765
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6766
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6766
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6766
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6767
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6767
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6767
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6768
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6768
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6768
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6769
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6769
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6769
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cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6770
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6770
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6771
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6771
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6771
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6772
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6772
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6772
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6773
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6773
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6773
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6774
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6774
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6774
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6775
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6775
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6775
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6776
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6776
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6776
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cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6777
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6777
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6778
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6778
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6778
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6779
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6779
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6779
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6780
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6780
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6780
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6781
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6781
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6781
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6782
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6782
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6782
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6784
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6784
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6784
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6785
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6785
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6785
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6786
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6786
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6786
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6787
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6787
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6787
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8478
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1289491
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8478
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8479
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8479
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8479
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8480
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8480
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8480
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8478
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2825-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6765
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6766
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6767
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6768
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6769
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6770
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6771
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6772
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6773
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6777
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6782
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6784
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6785
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6786
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6787