7.5
HIGH
CVE-2015-2716
Mozilla Firefox XML Parser Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 14, 2015, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 12, 2023, 2:55 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-2716 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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CVE-2015-2716.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-2716 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-2716 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 31, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365 [No Types Assigned] -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 03, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 03, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird/#thunderbird31.7 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2603-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3264 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3260 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1012.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0988.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 31, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 24, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:37.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:37.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1140537 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1140537 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00054.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00054.html Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Feb. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Translation Desbordamiento de buffer en el analizador sintáctico de XML en Mozilla Firefox anterior a 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x anterior a 31.7, y Thunderbird anterior a 31.7 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario mediante la provisión de una cantidad grande de datos XML comprimidos. Added Translation 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. -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:37.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:37.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description 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. 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. -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:37.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:37.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 24, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-esr31/rev/2f3e78643f5c -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 04, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00054.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 14, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:37.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Changed Reference Type http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-54.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-54.html Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 14, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity
being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS
score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-2716 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-2716
weaknesses.
CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call
CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities
CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion
CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File
CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links
CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags
CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion
CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
6.37 }} 1.77%
score
0.93797
percentile
CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability