CVE-2015-1259 describes a memory initialization vulnerability in PDFium, a component used by Google Chrome prior to version 43.0.2357.65, and also affecting Debian Linux. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts through unknown vectors. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, with potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, though it has received some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 42.0.2311.152CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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