CVE-2015-1259 — Missing Initialization of a Variable in Google Chrome

CWE-17CWE-456 — Missing Initialization of a Variable5 documents5 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.5%
top 19.15%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Google ChromeDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedMay 20
Latest updateMay 17

Description

PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65, does not properly initialize memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDgoogle/chrome42.0.2311.152

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-rx99-8mc5-222v: PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 43↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2015-1259: PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 43↗2015-05-20
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
chromium-browser: Uninitialized value in PDFium.↗2015-05-19
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-1259 chromium-browser: Uninitialized value in PDFium.↗2015-05-20
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