Use-after-free vulnerability in VisibleSelection::nonBoundaryShadowTreeRootNode function in Blink

CVE-2015-1209 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Use-after-free vulnerability in the VisibleSelection::nonBoundaryShadowTreeRootNode function in core/editing/VisibleSelection.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.111 on Windows, OS X, and Linux and before 40.0.2214.109 on Android, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that triggers improper handling of a shadow-root anchor.

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