THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2015-0806
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2015-0806

Ubuntu Linux vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
3.6%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
The Off Main Thread Compositing (OMTC) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 attempts to use memset for a memory region of negative length during interaction with the mozilla::layers::BufferTextureClient::AllocateForSurface function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors that trigger rendering of 2D graphics content.
Affected vendor
Canonical
Affected product
Ubuntu Linux
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2015-04-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-0806

  • Confirm whether Canonical Ubuntu Linux is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-0806.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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