CVE-2015-2715
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CVE-2015-2715 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Race condition in the nsThreadManager::RegisterCurrentThread function in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and heap memory corruption) by leveraging improper Media Decoder Thread creation at the time of a shutdown.. EPSS estimates a 2.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Race condition in the nsThreadManager::RegisterCurrentThread function in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and heap memory corruption) by leveraging improper Media Decoder Thread creation at the time of a shutdown.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | <= 37.0.2 |
| Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.1 |
| Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.2 |
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