CVE-2015-2729 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read sensitive process memory or crash the browser via a Web Audio out-of-bounds read 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-2015-2729?

CVE-2015-2729 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 6 Jul 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 AudioParamTimeline::AudioNodeInputValue function in the Web Audio implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1 does not properly calculate an oscillator rendering range, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2729?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird, Oracle Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2729?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-2729 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2729 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p3v9-93rx-rg76, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2729.

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