CVE-2015-0830 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Firefox via crafted WebGL content due to improper memory allocation in shader compilation logs.
- 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-2015-0830?
CVE-2015-0830 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 36.0 does not properly allocate memory for copying an unspecified string to a shader's compilation log, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted WebGL content.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0830?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0830?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-0830 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0830 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mjjx-mm3w-x2f2, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0830.