CVE-2015-4484

Published: 11 August 2015

The js::jit::AssemblerX86Shared::lock_addl function in the JavaScript implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by leveraging the use of shared memory and accessing (1) an Atomics object or (2) a SharedArrayBuffer object.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	upstream	Released (40.0)
	precise	Released (40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1)
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was released [40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1])
	vivid	Released (40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.15.04.1)

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4484
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-87/
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2702-1
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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