VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-7176
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability4.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-09-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
The AnimationThread function in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 uses an incorrect argument to the sscanf function, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer