Buffer overflow in the XML parser in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a large amount of compressed XML data, a related issue to CVE-2015-1283.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-2716 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue affects the version of expat package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Extended Life Cycle phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates.
| 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 6 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2015:1012 | 2015-05-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2015:1012 | 2015-05-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:0988 | 2015-05-12 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2015:1012 | 2015-05-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:0988 | 2015-05-12 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (thunderbird) | RHSA-2015:1012 | 2015-05-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:0988 | 2015-05-12 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | expat | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | expat | Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | expat | Will not fix |
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