CVE-2015-4512

Published: Sep 24, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

6.4

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 4.9

Source: NVD

Description

gfx/2d/DataSurfaceHelpers.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 on Linux improperly attempts to use the Cairo library with 32-bit color-depth surface creation followed by 16-bit color-depth surface display, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by using a CANVAS element to trigger 2D rendering.

Affected (1)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Up to 40.0.3

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (22)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00000.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00005.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-107.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76815

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033640

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-2

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-3

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-4

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1170390

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00000.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00005.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-107.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76815

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033640

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-4

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1170390

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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