High severity · published Aug 8, 2015
CVE-2015-4495
Mozilla Firefox Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
In wildKEV
8.8
CVSS
68.6%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and read arbitrary files or gain privileges, via vectors involving crafted JavaScript code and a native setter, as exploited in the wild in August 2015.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)68.6% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed May 25, 2022
Federal remediation dueJun 15, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firefox · Mozilla
before 39.0.3; 38.0 before 38.1.1 · source: NVD, KEV
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
5.0; 6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
6.7; 7.1; 7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; +2 more · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
5.0; 6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.3; 7.4; 7.6; 7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.3; 7.6; 7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
5.0; 6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
FO
Firefox OS · Mozilla
before 2.2 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Debuginfo · Suse
11; 11; 11; 11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
11; 11; 12 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
11; 11; 11; 11; 11; 12 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Suse
11; 11; 12 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4495
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4495
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1179262
vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00009.html
vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00010.html
vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76249
exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37772/
vendor-advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1581.html
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