CVE-2015-7189 Race condition in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a race condition in Firefox's JPEG encoder triggered by crafted JavaScript.

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-2015-7189?

CVE-2015-7189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 5 Nov 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

Race condition in the JPEGEncoder function in Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via vectors involving a CANVAS element and crafted JavaScript code.

Weakness: CWE-362, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7189?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7189?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-7189 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-78mc-5g34-3h4m, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7189.

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