Mozilla Firefox 41 ANGLE Graphics Library memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 41. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ANGLE Graphics Library. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-7198. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox 41 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component ANGLE Graphics Library. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 11/03/2015 as MFSA 2015-13 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-7198 since 09/16/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86726 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1982)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124474 (CentOS Security Update for thunderbird (CESA-2015:2519)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (107810), Tenable (86726), SecurityFocus (BID 77411†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54155†). Similar entries are available at VDB-69225, VDB-79024, VDB-79025 and VDB-79031. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 86726
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1982)
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OpenVAS ID: 703393
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3393-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-13
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79040

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X-Force: 107810 - Mozilla Firefox ANGLE graphics library buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 77411
SecurityTracker: 1034069
Vulnerability Center: 54155 - Mozilla Firefox before 42 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 Remote DoS or Other Impact - CVE-2015-7198, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/05/2015 10:19
Updated: 10/23/2024 01:14
Changes: 11/05/2015 10:19 (69), 03/10/2018 11:20 (7), 06/26/2022 09:36 (4), 10/23/2024 01:14 (15)
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