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title: CVE-2015-1239
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
  desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things.
url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1239
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# CVE-2015-1239

Publication date 18 October 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1239#impact-score)

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## 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.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1239#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| openjpeg | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| openjpeg2 | 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u2build0.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1239#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [eslerm](https://launchpad.net/~eslerm)

j2k\_read\_ppm\_v3 refactored with merge 28c6f54 which includes d1b053a and c887df1

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| openjpeg2 | * Upstream:   [d1b053a](https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/d1b053afe2916ad65e53d2c7f4d66e5a8d1df3e7) * Upstream:   [c887df1](https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/c887df12a38ff1a2721d0c8a93b74fe1d02701a2) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1239)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1239)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-1239)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1239)

### Other references

* <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=430891>
* <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=457493>
* <https://gist.github.com/bittorrent3389/8fee7cdaa73d1d351ee9>
* <https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/28c6f547987e8cbe5ccaef622da4cf6667068989>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1239>