CVE-2015-7218 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Mozilla Firefox via a crafted HTTP/2 header frame causing an integer underflow and assertion failure.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2015-7218?

CVE-2015-7218 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 16 Dec 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The HTTP/2 implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer underflow, assertion failure, and application exit) via a single-byte header frame that triggers incorrect memory allocation.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7218?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Mozilla Firefox, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7218?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-7218 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7218 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-86v9-wc7f-xw96, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7218.

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