CVE-2015-2706
Firefox < 37.0.1 - Use-After-Free via Crafted Plugin Initialization
Title source: llmDescription
Race condition in the AsyncPaintWaitEvent::AsyncPaintWaitEvent function in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted plugin that does not properly complete initialization.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74247
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032171
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00044.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-45.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2571-1
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00046.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1141081
Scores
EPSS
0.0113
EPSS Percentile
78.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (1)
mozilla/firefox
< 37.0.1
Published
Apr 27, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026