Use-after-free in Debian Linux - CVE-2015-1251
Published: May 20, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40788
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1251
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Debian
Affected software:
Debian Linux
Debian Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing a crafted document. <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416. A remote attackers can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-1251
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://blog.skylined.nl/20161123001.html
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/05/stable-channel-update_19.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00091.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00015.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/136
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3267
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539824/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74723
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032375
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-236/
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=481015
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04