CVE-2015-7175 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in Mozilla Firefox via memory corruption in XULContentSinkImpl::AddText.
- 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-2015-7175?
CVE-2015-7175 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 24 Sep 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 XULContentSinkImpl::AddText function in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, related to an "overflow."
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7175?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7175?
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-2015-7175 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7175 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6584-jm2m-9fv9, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7175.