CVE-2015-4495

8.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited

Published: August 08, 2015 Modified: October 22, 2025

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 v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00009.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00010.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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

Source: security@mozilla.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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

Source: security@mozilla.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1581.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-78.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

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

Source: security@mozilla.org

Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76249

Source: security@mozilla.org

Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033216

Source: security@mozilla.org

Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2707-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/08/06/firefox-exploit-found-in-the-wild/

Source: security@mozilla.org

Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178058

Source: security@mozilla.org

Issue Tracking

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1179262

Source: security@mozilla.org

Issue Tracking

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37772/

Source: security@mozilla.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00009.html