CVE-2015-4512

MediumCVSS 6.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

gfx/2d/DataSurfaceHelpers.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 on Linux improperly attempts to use the Cairo library with 32-bit color-depth surface creation followed by 16-bit color-depth surface display, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by using a CANVAS element to trigger 2D rendering.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.4/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 24, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-4512: Medium severity, CVSS 6.4 | Vulnix