# CVE-2015-1282: Use after free in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute code via crafted PDF documents in Google Chrome due to use-after-free flaws in PDFium.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Jul 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-46rh-vrxm-9qp6, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1282

## What is CVE-2015-1282?

CVE-2015-1282 is a medium-severity use after free 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

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in fpdfsdk/src/javascript/Document.cpp in PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document, related to the (1) Document::delay and (2) Document::DoFieldDelay functions.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1282?

It affects 7 products.


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

## How do I fix CVE-2015-1282?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-1282 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux

- [CVE-2015-3306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3306/): ProFTPD Improper Access Control (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-49113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49113/): RoundCube Webmail Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-24061](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24061/): GNU InetUtils Argument Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-39682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-39682/): Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-9680](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9680/): Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-1282 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-1282 is a medium-severity use after free 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1282/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1282/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1282
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1282
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-1282

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