Integer overflow in the mozilla::layers::BufferTextureClient::AllocateForSurface function in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a graphics operation that requires a large texture allocation.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-7212 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| 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 7 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2016:0001 | 2016-01-05 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2016:0001 | 2016-01-05 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2016:0001 | 2016-01-05 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:2657 | 2015-12-16 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:2657 | 2015-12-16 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (thunderbird) | RHSA-2016:0001 | 2016-01-05 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:2657 | 2015-12-16 |
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