CVE-2015-7175

Description

The XULContentSinkImpl::AddText function in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, related to an "overflow."

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.14% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2754-1 vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-112.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-4 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-3 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1834.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-2 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033640 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1852.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3365 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76816 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00007.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-1 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1172189

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7175?
CVE-2015-7175 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7175?
To fix CVE-2015-7175, 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-2015-7175 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-7175 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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