CVE-2015-1321 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause a crash via a crafted webpage due to a use-after-free flaw in the Oxide browser engine.
- 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-2015-1321?
CVE-2015-1321 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 29 Apr 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
Use-after-free vulnerability in the file picker implementation in Oxide before 1.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted webpage.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1321?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Oxide Project Oxide.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1321?
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-2015-1321 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1321 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f8hr-c3f3-c266, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1321.