CVE-2015-1329 Use after free in n/a

What is CVE-2015-1329?

CVE-2015-1329 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 20 Sep 2017. 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 oxide::qt::URLRequestDelegatedJob in oxide-qt in Ubuntu 15.04 and 14.04 LTS might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1329?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1329?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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-2015-1329 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1329 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8ww4-rq3g-6qfm, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1329.