CVE-2015-1239 describes a double free vulnerability in the j2k_read_ppm_v3 function of OpenJPEG, specifically impacting PDFium in Google Chrome and other products like Debian. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (process crash) through a crafted PDF, requiring user interaction to open the malicious file. Rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 6.5, the attack vector is network-based with low complexity and no confidentiality or integrity impact, but high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:pdfium:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.