CVE-2015-0825 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can read sensitive process memory by tricking users into opening a malformed MP3 file in Firefox.
- 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-2015-0825?
CVE-2015-0825 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 25 Feb 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
Stack-based buffer underflow in the mozilla::MP3FrameParser::ParseBuffer function in Mozilla Firefox before 36.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a malformed MP3 file that improperly interacts with memory allocation during playback.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0825?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0825?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-0825 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0825 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4vv6-j3j6-jp5c, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0825.