CVE-2015-2716

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 14, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-2716: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix