CVE-2015-1271 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via crafted PDF documents due to improper handling of out-of-memory conditions in Chrome's PDFium.
- 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-2015-1271?
CVE-2015-1271 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 23 Jul 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 44.0.2403.89, does not properly handle certain out-of-memory conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document that triggers a large memory allocation.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1271?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1271?
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-2015-1271 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1271 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ghfv-3fj8-h7jx, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1271.