CVE-2015-2716

Published: May 14, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (21)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox, Thunderbird, Firefox Esr · Novell: Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Opensuse: Opensuse · +1 more

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Mozilla: Firefox, Thunderbird, Firefox Esr · Novell: Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Opensuse: Opensuse · Oracle: Solaris

3 products

3 products

Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop

Suse Linux Enterprise Server

Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Up to 37.0.2

Configuration B

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 12.0
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 12.0
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	Version 12.0
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2

Configuration C

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Thunderbird	Up to 31.5

Configuration D

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Oracle Solaris	Version 11.3

Configuration E

13 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Version 31.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 31.1.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 31.1.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 31.3.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 31.5.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 31.5.2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 31.5.3
Mozilla Firefox Esr	Version 31.1
Mozilla Firefox Esr	Version 31.2
Mozilla Firefox Esr	Version 31.3
Mozilla Firefox Esr	Version 31.4
Mozilla Firefox Esr	Version 31.5
Mozilla Firefox Esr	Version 31.6.0

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (40)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00054.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00000.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0988.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1012.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3260

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3264

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-54.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2603-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1140537

Source: security@mozilla.org

Issue Tracking

https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-esr31/rev/2f3e78643f5c

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird/#thunderbird31.7

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00054.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00000.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0988.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1012.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3260

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3264

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-54.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2603-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1140537

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking

https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-esr31/rev/2f3e78643f5c

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird/#thunderbird31.7

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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