CVE-2015-7179
Mozilla: Memory safety errors in libGLES in the ANGLE graphics library (MFSA 2015-113)
Severity
CriticalRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · September 22, 2015
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The VertexBufferInterface::reserveVertexSpace function in libGLES in ANGLE, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 on Windows, incorrectly allocates memory for shader attribute arrays, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via crafted (1) OpenGL or (2) WebGL content.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-805 · Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value