CVE-2015-4482

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201605-06

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

mar_read.c in the Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted name of a Mozilla Archive (aka MAR) file.

Vulnerabilidad en mar_read.c en el Updater en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 40.0 y Firefox ESR 38.x en versiones anteriores a 38.2, permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios o provocar una denegación de servicio (escritura fuera de rango) a través de un nombre de un Mozilla Archive (también conocido como MAR) manipulado.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Firefox, Thunderbird, Network Security Services (NSS), and NetScape Portable Runtime (NSPR) with the worst of which may allow remote execution of arbitrary code. Versions less than 4.12 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-06-10 CVE Reserved
2015-08-16 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 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 (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76294	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033372	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1184500	Issue Tracking

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html	2018-10-30
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html	2018-10-30
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html	2018-10-30
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html	2018-10-30
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-85.html	2018-10-30
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06	2018-10-30

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
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"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				<= 39.0.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " <= 39.0.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				38.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				38.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				38.0.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.0.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				38.1.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.1.0"		-		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