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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1581.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-78.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76249Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033216Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2707-1Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/08/06/firefox-exploit-found-in-the-wild/Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178058Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1179262Issue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37772/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1581.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-78.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76249Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033216Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2707-1Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/08/06/firefox-exploit-found-in-the-wild/Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178058Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1179262Issue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37772/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-4495US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 8, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- Added to CISA KEV
- May 25, 2022
- NVD status
- Analyzed