CVE-2015-0806

Description

The Off Main Thread Compositing (OMTC) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 attempts to use memset for a memory region of negative length during interaction with the mozilla::layers::BufferTextureClient::AllocateForSurface function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors that trigger rendering of 2D graphics content.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.90% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031996 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1099437
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-38.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2550-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00003.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-0806?
CVE-2015-0806 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-0806?
To fix CVE-2015-0806, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-0806 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-0806 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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