Is CVE-2015-1242 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-1242 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-1242?

CVE-2015-1242 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-1242?

CVE-2015-1242 has an EPSS score of 2.70% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1242?

Upgrade liboxideqtcore0 on ubuntu 14.04 to 1.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-1242

HIGHEPSS 84th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The ReduceTransitionElementsKind function in hydrogen-check-elimination.cc in Google V8 before 4.2.77.8, as used in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that leverages "type confusion" in the check-elimination optimization.

How to fix

Remediation Available

liboxideqtcore0Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-2570-1

oxide-qtUbuntu

Fixed in:1.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-2570-1

oxideqt-codecsUbuntu

Fixed in:1.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-2570-1

oxideqt-codecs-extraUbuntu

Fixed in:1.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-2570-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.70%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references11

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.