CVE-2015-7217

Published: Dec 16, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

4.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The gdk-pixbuf configuration in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 on Linux GNOME platforms incorrectly enables the TGA decoder, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted Truevision TGA image.

Affected (6)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox · Opensuse: Leap, Opensuse · Fedoraproject: Fedora

1 product

2 products

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Up to 42.0

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Gnome Gnome	All versions

Configuration B

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Leap	Version 42.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2

Configuration C

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 22
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 23

Related CWEs

CWE-119

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.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174083.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174253.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00104.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00007.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00008.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-143.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79278

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034426

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2833-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1203078

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174083.html