Unscored severity · published Aug 16, 2015
CVE-2015-4481
Race condition in the Mozilla Maintenance Service in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 on Windows allows local users to write to arbitrary files and…
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CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Race condition in the Mozilla Maintenance Service in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 on Windows allows local users to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via vectors involving a hard link to a log file during an update.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firefox · Mozilla
through 39.0.3; 38.0; 38.0.1; 38.0.5; 38.1.0 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.1; 13.2 · source: NVD
SO
Solaris · Oracle
11.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4481
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4481
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-84.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
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