CVE-2015-7174 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in the nsAttrAndChildArray::GrowBy function of Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x prior to 38.3. This flaw, categorized as CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer), could lead to a denial of service (application crash) or potentially other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, making it remotely exploitable. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 40.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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