mar_read.c in the Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted name of a Mozilla Archive (aka MAR) file.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html | vendor advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76294 | vdb entry |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html | third party advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247 | vdb entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1184500 | issue tracking |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-85.html | vendor advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033372 | vdb entry |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html | third party advisory vendor advisory |