Fluid Attacks Database

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Component	Affected version	Patched versions
rpm rhel7	firefox	<0:38.2.0-4.el7_1	0:38.2.0-4.el7_1
rpm rhel5	firefox	<0:38.2.0-4.el5_11	0:38.2.0-4.el5_11
rpm rhel6	firefox	<0:38.2.0-4.el6_7	0:38.2.0-4.el6_7

Aliases

1. CVE-2015-44842. NVD-2015-44843. OSV-2015-4484

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