CVE-2015-2734 Information disclosure in n/a
An attacker can read uninitialized memory in Firefox via Direct3D 9, potentially exposing sensitive data.
- 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-2015-2734?
CVE-2015-2734 is a critical vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, 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 CairoTextureClientD3D9::BorrowDrawTarget function in the Direct3D 9 implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1, and Thunderbird before 38.1 reads data from uninitialized memory locations, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
Weakness: CWE-17
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2734?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird, Oracle Solaris and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2734?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-2734 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2734 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3hf7-wgc9-hq3w, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2734.