CVE-2015-4512
Mozilla: Out-of-bounds read during 2D canvas display on Linux 16-bit color depth systems (MFSA 2015-107)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · September 22, 2015
Updated · November 21, 2025
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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor