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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-2716

Buffer overflow in the XML parser in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a large amount of compressed XML data, a related issue to…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 7.42%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Buffer overflow in the XML parser in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a large amount of compressed XML data, a related issue to CVE-2015-1283.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
7.42% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
mozilla/firefox · novell/suse linux enterprise software development kit · novell/suse linux enterprise desktop · novell/suse linux enterprise server · opensuse/opensuse · mozilla/thunderbird · oracle/solaris · mozilla/firefox esr
Source
security@mozilla.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.