CVE-2015-1247 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2015-1247?

CVE-2015-1247 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Apr 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The SearchEngineTabHelper::OnPageHasOSDD function in browser/ui/search_engines/search_engine_tab_helper.cc in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90 does not prevent use of a file: URL for an OpenSearch descriptor XML document, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from local files via a crafted (1) http or (2) https web site.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1247?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1247?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-1247 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1247 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2015-3306 ProFTPD Improper Access Control Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2025-49113 RoundCube Webmail Deserialization of Untrusted Data Exploited Critical 9.9
• CVE-2026-24061 GNU InetUtils Argument Injection Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-39682 Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-9680 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.8

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-c9f4-c4vv-377j, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1247.