CVE - CVE-2015-2715

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-2715	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Race condition in the nsThreadManager::RegisterCurrentThread function in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and heap memory corruption) by leveraging improper Media Decoder Thread creation at the time of a shutdown.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
BID:74611 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611 CONFIRM:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-53.html CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=988698 GENTOO:GLSA-201605-06 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2015:0934 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html UBUNTU:USN-2602-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1
Assigning CNA
Mozilla Corporation
Date Record Created
20150325	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150325)
Votes (Legacy)

Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
This is an record on the CVE List, which provides common identifiers for publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Search CVE Using Keywords: You can also search by reference using the CVE Reference Maps.
For More Information: CVE Request Web Form (select "Other" from dropdown)