Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2015-1271
PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, does not properly handle certain out-of-memory conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document that triggers a large memory allocation.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus — versions 6.7z
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- codereview.chromium.org/1226403008
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1499.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00038.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033031 (vdb-entry)
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75973 (vdb-entry)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3315 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1271?
- CVE-2015-1271 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-07-23.
- Is CVE-2015-1271 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.