The AudioParamTimeline::AudioNodeInputValue function in the Web Audio implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1 does not properly calculate an oscillator rendering range, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-2729 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue does not affect the version of thunderbird package, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.
| 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 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:1207 | 2015-07-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:1207 | 2015-07-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:1207 | 2015-07-03 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Not affected |
Vulmon