Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2015-0816
Mozilla Firefox before 37.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.6, and Thunderbird before 31.6 do not properly restrict resource: URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by leveraging the ability to bypass the Same Origin Policy, as demonstrated by the resource: URL associated with PDF.js.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.669 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.669 · newest: 0.669 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031996 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/73461 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3212 (vendor-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37958/ (exploit)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2552-1 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0766.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-0816?
- CVE-2015-0816 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under CWE-264. Published 2015-04-01.
- Is CVE-2015-0816 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.