CVE-2015-7198 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in Firefox via crafted texture data exploiting a buffer overflow in ANGLE.
- 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-2015-7198?
CVE-2015-7198 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
Buffer overflow in the rx::TextureStorage11 class in ANGLE, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted texture data.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7198?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7198?
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-2015-7198 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7198 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wh8c-356j-pj63, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7198.