CVE-2015-2716

expat: Integer overflow leading to buffer overflow in XML_GetBuffer()

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Desbordamiento de buffer en el analizador XML en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x en versiones anteriores a 31.7 y Thunderbird en versiones anteriores a 31.7 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario proporcionando una gran cantidad de datos XML comprimidos, un problema relacionado con CVE-2015-1283.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-03-25 CVE Reserved
2015-05-13 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-09-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (22)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1140537	Issue Tracking
https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-esr31/rev/2f3e78643f5c	X_refsource_confirm
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365	X_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird/#thunderbird31.7	X_refsource_confirm
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html	2023-09-12
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00054.html	2023-09-12
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00000.html	2023-09-12
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html	2023-09-12
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html	2023-09-12
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0988.html	2023-09-12
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1012.html	2023-09-12
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3260	2023-09-12
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3264	2023-09-12
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-54.html	2023-09-12
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1	2023-09-12
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2603-1	2023-09-12
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06	2023-09-12
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2716	2020-06-12
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1220607	2020-06-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				<= 37.0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " <= 37.0.2"		-		Affected
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit Search vendor "Novell" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit"				12.0 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit" and version "12.0"		-		Affected
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Novell" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop"				12.0 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "12.0"		-		Affected
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		Suse Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Novell" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Server"				12.0 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Server" and version "12.0"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				13.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.1"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				13.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				<= 31.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " <= 31.5"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Solaris Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris"				11.3 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris" and version "11.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				31.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "31.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				31.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "31.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				31.1.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "31.1.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				31.1.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "31.1.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				31.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "31.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				31.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "31.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				31.3.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "31.3.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				31.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "31.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				31.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "31.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				31.5.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "31.5.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				31.5.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "31.5.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				31.5.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "31.5.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				31.6.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "31.6.0"		-		Affected