CVE-2015-2715

Description

Race condition in the nsThreadManager::RegisterCurrentThread function in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and heap memory corruption) by leveraging improper Media Decoder Thread creation at the time of a shutdown.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.35% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=988698
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-53.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2715?
CVE-2015-2715 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2715?
To fix CVE-2015-2715, 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-2015-2715 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-2715 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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