Mozilla Firefox before 37.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.6, and Thunderbird before 31.6 do not properly restrict resource: URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by leveraging the ability to bypass the Same Origin Policy, as demonstrated by the resource: URL associated with PDF.js.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DSA-3211-1 | iceweasel security update |
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DSA-3212-1 | icedove security update |
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USN-2550-1 | Firefox vulnerabilities |
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USN-2552-1 | Thunderbird vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T04:26:10.591Z
Reserved: 2015-01-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-0816

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-04-01T10:59:14.910
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-0816


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