The HTMLSourceElement::BindToTree function in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 does not properly constrain a data type after omitting namespace validation during certain tree-binding operations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted HTML document containing a SOURCE element.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0804
Reference (s):
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-39.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1134560
- GENTOO:GLSA-201512-10
- URL: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10