Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting firefox package, versions <0:38.5.0-3.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.37% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-4587772
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Dec 2015

Introduced: 16 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-7212  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:38.5.0-3.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:2657.

NVD Description

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

Integer overflow in the mozilla::layers::BufferTextureClient::AllocateForSurface function in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a graphics operation that requires a large texture allocation.

CVSS Scores

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