Out-of-Bounds Affecting firefox package, versions <0:38.4.0-1.0.1.el7_1


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.2% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2498902
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed5 Nov 2015

Introduced: 5 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-7198  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:38.4.0-1.0.1.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-1982.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in the rx::TextureStorage11 class in ANGLE, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted texture data.

CVSS Scores

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