CVE-2015-1274 Other in n/a

What is CVE-2015-1274?

CVE-2015-1274 is a medium-severity 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

Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 does not ensure that the auto-open list omits all dangerous file types, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted file and leveraging a user's previous "Always open files of this type" choice, related to download_commands.cc and download_prefs.cc.

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1274?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1274?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-1274 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• 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-9pjq-5cvf-hrv7, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1274.