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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-2738 · published 6 July 2015

CVE-2015-2738: Canonical ubuntu linux vulnerability

Canonical · Ubuntu Linux

The YCbCrImageDataDeserializer::ToDataSourceSurface function in the YCbCr implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1, and Thunderbird before 38.1 reads data from uninitialized memory locations, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.7% · top 14.9% CWE-17 · CWE-17
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
10Affected product versions listed by NVD
40References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The YCbCrImageDataDeserializer::ToDataSourceSurface function in the YCbCr implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1, and Thunderbird before 38.1 reads data from uninitialized memory locations, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

10 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00025.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00033.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00034.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1207.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1455.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3300
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3324 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-66.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75541
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032783
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032784
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2656-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2656-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2673-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1167356 Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00025.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00033.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00034.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1207.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1455.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3300
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3324 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-66.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75541
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032783
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032784
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2656-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2656-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2673-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1167356 Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-2738), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.