CVE-2015-7203

Firefox < 42.0 - Buffer Overflow in DirectWriteFontInfo::LoadFontFamilyData

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Buffer overflow in the DirectWriteFontInfo::LoadFontFamilyData function in gfx/thebes/gfxDWriteFontList.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted font-family name.

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/e1bcc04808cc
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00104.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1201183
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00008.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174253.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2833-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79280
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00007.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174083.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034426

Scores

EPSS 0.0166
EPSS Percentile 82.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (6)
fedoraproject/fedora 22
fedoraproject/fedora 23
mozilla/firefox < 42.0
opensuse/leap 42.1
opensuse/opensuse 13.1
opensuse/opensuse 13.2
Published Dec 16, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026