CVE-2015-7179

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

7.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

The VertexBufferInterface::reserveVertexSpace function in libGLES in ANGLE, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 on Windows, incorrectly allocates memory for shader attribute arrays, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via crafted (1) OpenGL or (2) WebGL content.

Affected (8)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Up to 40.0.3

Configuration B

7 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0.5
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.1.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.1.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.2.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.2.1

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows	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 (16)

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

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00003.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/mfsa2015-113.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/76816

Source: security@mozilla.org

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

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1190526

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/msg00003.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/mfsa2015-113.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/76816

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

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

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

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1190526

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

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