CVE-2015-4495

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 None
Description
The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and read arbitrary files or gain privileges, via vectors involving crafted JavaScript code and a native setter, as exploited in the wild in August 2015.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2015-4495
  • Assigner
  • security@mozilla.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2015-08-08T00:59:04
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-30T16:27:35
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 39.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:mozilla:firefox_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.1.0
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178058 Issue Tracking
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/08/06/firefox-exploit-found-in-the-wild/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1179262 Issue Tracking
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-78.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2707-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76249 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033216 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00009.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1581.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00010.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37772/
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4495
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4495
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:55:52 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 05:49:14 2015-08-08T00:59Z 2015-08-08T00:59:04 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 05:49:14 2018-10-30T16:27:35 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 05:49:14 Modified Vulnerability Status updated