A heap-based buffer overflow was found in NSPR. An attacker could use this flaw to cause NSPR to crash or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running an application compiled against the NSPR library.
Find out more about CVE-2015-7183 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 |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | RHSA-2015:1981 | 2015-11-04 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.6 | RHSA-2015:2068 | 2015-11-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Update Support 6.4 | RHSA-2015:2068 | 2015-11-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | RHSA-2015:1981 | 2015-11-04 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.5 | RHSA-2015:2068 | 2015-11-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Update Support 6.2 | RHSA-2015:2068 | 2015-11-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | RHSA-2015:1980 | 2015-11-04 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | nspr | Will not fix |
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