CVE-2015-1239

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Published Oct 18, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Double free vulnerability in the j2k_read_ppm_v3 function in OpenJPEG before r2997, as used in PDFium in Google Chrome, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a crafted PDF.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1433-1	openjpeg2 security update
Debian DLA	DLA-1851-1	openjpeg2 security update

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.038% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=430891
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=457493
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00025.html

History

Oct 8, 2026 3:15 PM Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:google:pdfium:-:::::::*
Vendors & Products	Google pdfium

Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Google Chrome

Uclouvain Openjpeg

Weaknesses

CWE-415

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:33 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
Published: Oct 18, 2017, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:33 AM
Reserved: Jan 21, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Oct 8, 2026, 2:56 PM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Oct 18, 2017, 5:29 PM
Modified: Oct 8, 2026, 2:56 PM

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