CVE-2015-7192 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Firefox or execute arbitrary code on OS X via crafted table accessibility attributes, requiring user interaction.

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-2015-7192?

CVE-2015-7192 is a high-severity memory corruption 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

The accessibility-tools feature in Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 on OS X improperly interacts with the implementation of the TABLE element, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by using an NSAccessibilityIndexAttribute value to reference a row index.

Weakness: CWE-17

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7192?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7192?

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-2015-7192 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7192 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8r32-wxw2-w78f.

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