CVE-2015-4492
Use-after-free vulnerability in the XMLHttpRequest::Open implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SharedWorker object that makes recursive calls to the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.05%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the XMLHttpRequest::Open implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SharedWorker object that makes recursive calls to the open method of an XMLHttpRequest object.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.05% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- oracle/solaris · mozilla/firefox · canonical/ubuntu linux · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1586.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3333
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-92.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76297
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-3
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1185820Issue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1586.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3333
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-92.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76297
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.