CVE-2015-7182

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: November 05, 2015 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ASN.1 decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.1 and 3.20.x before 3.20.1, as used in Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted OCTET STRING data.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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/2015-11/msg00013.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00015.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00020.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00021.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00037.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00049.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134268/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-nss-Updates.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1980.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1981.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3393
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3410
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-133.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77416
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034069
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.399753
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2785-1
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2791-1
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2819-1
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa119
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1202868
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.2.1_release_notes
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.4_release_notes
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.20.1_release_notes
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00015.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00037.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00049.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134268/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-nss-Updates.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1980.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1981.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3393
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3410
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-133.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77416
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034069
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.399753
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2785-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2791-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2819-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa119
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1202868
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.2.1_release_notes
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.4_release_notes
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.20.1_release_notes
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

68 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
11.0%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

mozilla oracle

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