CVE-2015-4487
Mozilla Firefox String Overflow Denial of Service
Description
The nsTSubstring::ReplacePrep function in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2, and Firefox OS before 2.2 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, related to an "overflow."
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 16, 2015, 1:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:31 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2015-4487
vulnerability.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-4487 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2015-4487 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1586.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1682.html Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3333 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3410 Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-90.html Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033372 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-2 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-3 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2712-1 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1171603 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
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]
Dec. 24, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2712-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-3 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3333 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1682.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1586.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033372 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html [No Types Assigned] 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 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3410 [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:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:39.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:mozilla:firefox_os:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:39.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:mozilla:firefox_os:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-2 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-2 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-1 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 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1171603 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1171603 Issue Tracking -
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]
Aug. 27, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Translation Vulnerabilidad en la función nsTSubstring::ReplacePrep en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 40.0, Firefox ESR 38.x en versiones anteriores a 38.2 y Firefox OS en versiones anteriores a 2.2, podría permitir a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (mediante la corrupción de memoria) o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado a través de vectores desconocidos relacionados con un desbordamiento. Added Translation Vulnerabilidad en la función nsTSubstring::ReplacePrep en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 40.0, Firefox ESR 38.x en versiones anteriores a 38.2 y Firefox OS en versiones anteriores a 2.2, podría permitir a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria) o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado a través de vectores desconocidos, relacionado con un "desbordamiento". -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 26, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:39.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:mozilla:firefox_os:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:39.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:mozilla:firefox_os:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 26, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-2 Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-1 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 18, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:39.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:mozilla:firefox_os:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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/mfsa2015-90.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-90.html Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 18, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-4487 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-2015-4487
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
6.20 }} 0.94%
score
0.93496
percentile