7.5
HIGH
CVE-2015-2728
Mozilla Firefox IndexedDB Type Confusion Vulnerability
Description

The IndexedDatabaseManager class in the IndexedDB implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0 and Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1 misinterprets an unspecified IDBDatabase field as a pointer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via unspecified vectors, related to a "type confusion" issue.

INFO

Published Date :

July 6, 2015, 2 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 28, 2016, 2:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-2728 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
1 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_desktop
2 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_server
1 Oracle solaris

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-2728 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-2728 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2656-2 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2656-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032783 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3300 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1207.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00025.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. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75541 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1142210 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1142210 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/2015-07/msg00034.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00034.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00033.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00033.html Third Party Advisory
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory
    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/2015-07/msg00034.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00034.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00033.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00033.html Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
  • 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 26, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00034.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00033.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/843.html">CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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/mfsa2015-61.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-61.html Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 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-2015-2728 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-2015-2728 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.69 }} 0.86%

score

0.90172

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability