CVE-2015-2706
Race condition in the AsyncPaintWaitEvent::AsyncPaintWaitEvent function in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted plugin that does not properly complete…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.57%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Race condition in the AsyncPaintWaitEvent::AsyncPaintWaitEvent function in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted plugin that does not properly complete initialization.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.57% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00046.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-45.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74247
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032171
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2571-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1141081
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00046.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-45.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74247
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032171
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2571-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1141081
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.