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CVE-2015-1291

The ContainerNode::parserRemoveChild function in core/dom/ContainerNode.cpp in Blink, as used in...

6.4 MediumFix available

CVE-2015-1291 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Google Chrome, published September 2, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.68%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 45.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1097.

What does this mean?
Severity
6.4 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.68%EPSS, 77th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
45.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1097chromium-browser +9 more

Description

The ContainerNode::parserRemoveChild function in core/dom/ContainerNode.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85, does not check whether a node is expected, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy or cause a denial of service (DOM tree corruption) via a web site with crafted JavaScript code and IFRAME elements.

Exploit likelihood

1.68%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
chromium-browser
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 45.0.2454.85-1~deb8u1, plus listed versions
41.0.2272.118-142.0.2311.135-142.0.2311.135-1~deb8u142.0.2311.135-242.0.2311.90-1
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42.0.2311.90-1~deb8u142.0.2311.90-243.0.2357.124-143.0.2357.124-243.0.2357.124-343.0.2357.130-143.0.2357.65-143.0.2357.65-1~deb8u143.0.2357.81-144.0.2403.107-144.0.2403.107-244.0.2403.157-144.0.2403.89-144.0.2403.89-1~deb8u1
45.0.2454.85-1~deb8u1
chromium-browser-stable
Mageia:4
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 45.0.2454.85-1.mga4
45.0.2454.85-1.mga4
chromium-browser-stable
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 45.0.2454.85-1.mga5
45.0.2454.85-1.mga5
chromium-browser
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:45.0.2454.85-2.el6
0:45.0.2454.85-2.el6
chromium-browser-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0:45.0.2454.85-2.el6
0:45.0.2454.85-2.el6
chromium-browser
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 45.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1097, 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
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36.0.1985.125-0ubuntu1.14.04.0~pkg102937.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104237.0.2062.120-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104938.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106139.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106440.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106840.0.2214.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106941.0.2272.76-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.107643.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.108943.0.2357.130-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.109244.0.2403.89-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1095
45.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1097
oxide-qt
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 1.9.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, plus listed versions
1.0.0~bzr437-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr452-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr475-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr490-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu1
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1.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu21.0.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.1.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.2.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.3.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.5.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.31.5.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.8-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.8.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
1.9.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
oxide-qt
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 1.9.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, plus listed versions
1.0.0~bzr437-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr452-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr475-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr490-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu1
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1.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu21.0.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.1.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.2.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.3.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.5.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.31.5.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.21.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.8-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.7.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.8.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
1.9.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
chromium
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 719 CVEs
before 55.0.2883.75-3.1
55.0.2883.75-3.1
chromium
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 2310 CVEs
before 113.0.5672.92-1.1
113.0.5672.92-1.1

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.4

The ContainerNode::parserRemoveChild function in core/dom/ContainerNode.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85, does not check whether a node is expected, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy or cause a denial of service (DOM tree corruption) via a web site with crafted JavaScript code and IFRAME elements.

Record
CVE-2015-1291
CVSS 2.0
6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The ContainerNode::parserRemoveChild function in core/dom/ContainerNode.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85, does not check whether a node is expected, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy or cause a denial of service (DOM tree corruption) via a web site with crafted JavaScript code and IFRAME elements.

Record
CVE-2015-1291
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-1432No score

The ContainerNode::parserRemoveChild function in core/dom/ContainerNode.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85, does not check whether a node is expected, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy or cause a denial of service (DOM tree corruption) via a web site with crafted JavaScript code and IFRAME elements.

Record
EUVD-2015-1432
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h2q2-7w6q-hq6jNo score

The ContainerNode::parserRemoveChild function in core/dom/ContainerNode.cpp in Blink, as used in...

The ContainerNode::parserRemoveChild function in core/dom/ContainerNode.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85, does not check whether a node is expected, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy or cause a denial of service (DOM tree corruption) via a web site with crafted JavaScript code and IFRAME elements.

Record
GHSA-h2q2-7w6q-hq6j
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0356No score

Updated chromium-browser packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerabilities:

Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Chromium to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Chromium (CVE-2015-1291, CVE-2015-1292, CVE-2015-1293, CVE-2015-1294, CVE-2015-1295, CVE-2015-1296, CVE-2015-1297, CVE-2015-1298, CVE-2015-1299, CVE-2015-1300, CVE-2015-1301).

Record
MGASA-2015-0356
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1No score

chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1No score

ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-1291No score

The ContainerNode::parserRemoveChild function in core/dom/ContainerNode.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85, does not check whether a node is expected, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy or cause a denial of service (DOM tree corruption) via a web site with crafted JavaScript code and IFRAME elements.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1291
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2735-1No score

oxide-qt vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the DOM tree could be corrupted during parsing in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to bypass same-origin restrictions or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-1291)

An issue was discovered in NavigatorServiceWorker::serviceWorker in Blink. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to bypass same-origin restrictions. (CVE-2015-1292)

An issue was discovered in the DOM implementation in Blink. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to bypass same-origin restrictions. (CVE-2015-1293)

A use-after-free was discovered in Skia. 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-2015-1294)

A use-after-free was discovered in the shared-timer implementation in Blink. 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-2015-1299)

It was discovered that the availability of iframe Resource Timing API times was not properly restricted in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2015-1300)

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-2015-1301)

A heap corruption issue was discovered in oxide::JavaScriptDialogManager. 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 application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2015-1332)

Record
USN-2735-1
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
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