Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2015-7199 is a legacy Mozilla Firefox memory-corruption flaw triggered by a crafted SVG document. It affected Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4. The documented impact is denial of service, with possible unspecified additional impact. The source bundle does not show known active exploitation. Exposure is mainly legacy desktops, kiosks, embedded systems, or Linux distributions still carrying Firefox before 42.0 or ESR 38.x before 38.4. Modern managed browsers are unlikely to be affected unless old packages remain installed. Treat this as a legacy browser hygiene issue unless vulnerable Firefox versions remain in production. Prioritize remediation for internet-facing user workstations, shared kiosks, and systems that process untrusted web or SVG content. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Firefox to 42.0 or later where applicable.; Upgrade Firefox ESR 38.x to 38.4 or later.; Apply relevant vendor distribution updates from Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat, SUSE, or Gentoo..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- GLSA-201512-10CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1204061CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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