CVE-2015-4495: Mozilla Firefox Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
High · CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 68.6%, 99th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: mozilla
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Mozilla Firefox Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Mozilla: Firefox
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00009.html (opens in new tab)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00010.html (opens in new tab)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html (opens in new tab)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html (opens in new tab)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html (opens in new tab)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html (opens in new tab)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1581.html (opens in new tab)
- blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/08/06/firefox-exploit-found-in-the-wild/ (opens in new tab)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (opens in new tab)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (opens in new tab)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37772/ (opens in new tab)
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-78.html (opens in new tab)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76249 (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033216 (opens in new tab)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2707-1 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)