Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 1, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-0805
CVE-2015-0805
Description
The Off Main Thread Compositing (OMTC) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 makes an incorrect memset call 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 and application crash) via vectors that trigger rendering of 2D graphics content.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=36.0.4
- (no CPE)range: <37.0
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 128.5.1-1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 50.1.0-1.1
Patches
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References
7- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-38.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00003.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031996nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2550-1nvd
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10nvd
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