CVE-2015-0811 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read heap memory or crash the browser by tricking users into viewing a specially crafted image.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2015-0811?

CVE-2015-0811 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 1 Apr 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The QCMS implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via an image that is improperly handled during transformation.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0811?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0811?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-0811 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0811 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6pgw-6qm8-r947, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0811.

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