Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2015-2716
Buffer overflow in the XML parser in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a large amount of compressed XML data, a related iss…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.056 (90.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 31.0, 31.1.0, 31.1.1
- Mozilla Firefox_esr — versions 31.1, 31.2, 31.3
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 12.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_server — versions 12.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit — versions 12.0
- Oracle Solaris — versions 11.3
- Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- USN-2602-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2015:0988 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- 74611 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0892 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- DSA-3264 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- DSA-3260 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- SUSE-SU-2015:0978 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2716?
- CVE-2015-2716 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-05-14.
- Is CVE-2015-2716 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.