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title: "CVE-2015-7179\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-7179

Publication date 24 September 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| firefox | 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| thunderbird | 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7179)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7179)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-7179)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7179)

### Other references

* <https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-113/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7179>