CVE-2015-2715

Mozilla: Use-after-free due to Media Decoder Thread creation during shutdown (MFSA 2015-53)

Published May 14, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
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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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-2805 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2602-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 5:24 AM
Reserved
Mar 25, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 14, 2015, 10:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:24 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 12, 2015, 12:00 AM