CVE-2015-7176
The AnimationThread function in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 uses an incorrect argument to the sscanf function, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The AnimationThread function in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 uses an incorrect argument to the sscanf function, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.35% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1834.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1852.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3365
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-112.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76816
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033640
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2754-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1174479
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1834.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1852.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3365
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-112.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.