CVE-2015-7216
Mozilla Firefox JasPer Decoded Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
The gdk-pixbuf configuration in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 on Linux GNOME platforms incorrectly enables the JasPer decoder, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted JPEG 2000 image.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 16, 2015, 11:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
                                            The following products are affected by CVE-2015-7216
                                            vulnerability.
                                            Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
                                            products
                                            that
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                                            affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
                                        
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | 
Solution
- Update the affected Firefox packages.
- Update the affected SeaMonkey packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
                                            Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
                                            information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
                                            CVE-2015-7216.
                                        
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
            While CVE identifies
            specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
            weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-7216 is
            associated with the following CWEs:
        
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
            (CAPEC)
            stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
            approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-7216
            weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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			The following list is the news that have been mention
			CVE-2015-7216 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
		
                The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
                CVE-2015-7216 vulnerability over time.
            
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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                            CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108Nov. 21, 2024 Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174083.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174253.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00104.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00007.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00008.html Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-143.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79278 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034426 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2833-1 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1197059 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 
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                            CVE Modified by [email protected]May. 14, 2024 Action Type Old Value New Value 
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                            CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]Oct. 30, 2018 Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 
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                            CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]Oct. 30, 2018 Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 
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                            CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]Oct. 30, 2018 Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 
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                            CVE Modified by [email protected]Dec. 07, 2016 Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034426 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00104.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2833-1 [No Types Assigned] 
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                            CVE Modified by [email protected]Nov. 28, 2016 Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79278 [No Types Assigned] 
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                            Modified Analysis by [email protected]Jul. 12, 2016 Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome:-:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome:-:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 
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                            CVE Modified by [email protected]Jul. 12, 2016 Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00008.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00007.html 
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                            Modified Analysis by [email protected]Apr. 04, 2016 Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome:*:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome:-:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 
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                            Modified Analysis by [email protected]Apr. 04, 2016 Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome:*:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* 
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                            Modified Analysis by [email protected]Mar. 30, 2016 Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* 
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                            CVE Modified by [email protected]Jan. 12, 2016 Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174083.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174253.html 
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                            Modified Analysis by [email protected]Dec. 16, 2015 Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Changed Reference Type http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-143.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-143.html Advisory Added CWE CWE-20 
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                            Initial Analysis by [email protected]Dec. 16, 2015 Action Type Old Value New Value 
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.89 }} -0.08%
score
0.74637
percentile
 
                         
                         
                         
                                             
                                            