CVE-2015-4482

Published: Aug 16, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

4.6

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

mar_read.c in the Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted name of a Mozilla Archive (aka MAR) file.

Affected (8)

Products: Opensuse: Opensuse · Mozilla: Firefox · Oracle: Solaris

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2

Configuration B

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Up to 39.0.3
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0.5
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.1.0

Configuration C

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Oracle Solaris	Version 11.3

Related CWEs

CWE-119

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 (22)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-85.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/76294

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033372

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1184500

Source: security@mozilla.org

Issue Tracking

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

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html