CVE-2015-2740: canonical ubuntu_linux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-2740 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 5.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-07-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in the nsXMLHttpRequest::AppendToResponseText function in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1, and Thunderbird before 38.1 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe 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.