The AnimationThread function in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 uses an incorrect argument to the sscanf function, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-7176 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (thunderbird) | RHSA-2015:1852 | 2015-10-01 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2015:1852 | 2015-10-01 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2015:1852 | 2015-10-01 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2015:1852 | 2015-10-01 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:1834 | 2015-09-22 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:1834 | 2015-09-22 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:1834 | 2015-09-22 |
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