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CVE-2015-4495 Detail

Description

The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and read arbitrary files or gain privileges, via vectors involving crafted JavaScript code and a native setter, as exploited in the wild in August 2015.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00009.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00010.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1581.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-78.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation Vendor Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76249 CVE, Mozilla Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033216 CVE, Mozilla Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2707-1 CVE, Mozilla Corporation Third Party Advisory 
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/08/06/firefox-exploit-found-in-the-wild/ CVE, Mozilla Corporation Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178058 CVE, Mozilla Corporation Issue Tracking 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1179262 CVE, Mozilla Corporation Issue Tracking 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 CVE, Mozilla Corporation Third Party Advisory 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-4495 CISA-ADP
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37772/ CVE, Mozilla Corporation Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Mozilla Firefox Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability 05/25/2022 06/15/2022 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error CISA-ADP  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-4495
NVD Published Date:
08/07/2015
NVD Last Modified:
10/21/2025
Source:
Mozilla Corporation