Stack-based Buffer Overflow in AnimationThread Function in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2015-7176 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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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