CVE-2015-1259 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via improper memory initialization in Chrome's PDFium component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-1259?
CVE-2015-1259 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 20 May 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
PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65, does not properly initialize memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Weakness: CWE-17
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1259?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1259?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-1259 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1259 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rx99-8mc5-222v, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1259.