Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in the nsDeque::GrowCapacity function in xpcom/glue/nsDeque.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a deque size change.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | <= 42.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 22 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 42.1 |
| Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174083.hThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174253.hThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00104.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-144.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79280
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034426
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2833-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1199400Issue Tracking
- https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/7fd961937687Issue TrackingPatch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174083.hThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174253.hThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00104.html
FAQ
What is CVE-2015-7221?
CVE-2015-7221 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 (HIGH). Buffer overflow in the nsDeque::GrowCapacity function in xpcom/glue/nsDeque.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified ot...
How severe is CVE-2015-7221?
CVE-2015-7221 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 10.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2015-7221?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse.