What is CVE-2015-7507?

CVE-2015-7507 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netsurf-Browser Libnsbmp, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2015-7507?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Netsurf-Browser Libnsbmp

CVE-2015-7507

libnsbmp.c in Libnsbmp 0.1.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted color table to the (1) bmp_decode_rgb or (2) bmp_decode_rle function.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.021 (79.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Netsurf-browser Libnsbmp — versions 0.1.2
N/a Libnsbmp — versions 0.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7507?: CVE-2015-7507 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netsurf-Browser Libnsbmp, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2015-7507?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.