CVE-2015-7176
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CVE-2015-7176 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 4.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.0.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.0.5 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.1.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.1.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.2.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 38.2.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | <= 40.0.3 |
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