Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2015-4482

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (27.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Mozilla Firefox — versions 38.0, 38.0.1, 38.0.5
Oracle Solaris — versions 11.3
Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)