CVE-2015-7180 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in Firefox via memory corruption in the D3D11 readback writer.
- 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-2015-7180?
CVE-2015-7180 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 ReadbackResultWriterD3D11::Run function in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 misinterprets the return value of a function call, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7180?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7180?
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-2015-7180 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7180 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hgp6-pgqq-pp4q, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7180.