CVE-2015-1295 Use after free in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A use-after-free flaw in Chrome's printing component allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted PDF and printer messages.

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-2015-1295?

CVE-2015-1295 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 3 Sep 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 the PrintWebViewHelper class in components/printing/renderer/print_web_view_helper.cc in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85 allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering nested IPC messages during preparation for printing, as demonstrated by messages associated with PDF documents in conjunction with messages about printer capabilities.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1295?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1295?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2015-1295 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1295 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-c9pc-3qqh-vpm8, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1295.

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