CVE-2015-7220 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2015-7220?

CVE-2015-7220 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 16 Dec 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 XDRBuffer::grow function in js/src/vm/Xdr.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7220?

It affects 4 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2015-7220?

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-2015-7220 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7220 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-2pvj-859q-4v5p, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7220.