Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2015-7179
The VertexBufferInterface::reserveVertexSpace function in libGLES in ANGLE, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 on Windows, incorrectly allocates memory for shader attribute arrays, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via crafted (1) OpenGL or (2) WebGL content.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.042 (90.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.042 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 38.0, 38.0.1, 38.0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-113.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033640 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76816 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)