Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the XMLHttpRequest::Open implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SharedWorker object that makes recursive calls to the open method of an XMLHttpRequest object.
Published: 2015-08-16
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 2.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3333-1 iceweasel security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-4512 Use-after-free vulnerability in the XMLHttpRequest::Open implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SharedWorker object that makes recursive calls to the open method of an XMLHttpRequest object.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2702-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr

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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Mozilla Firefox
Opensuse Opensuse
Oracle Solaris
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:18:11.542Z

Reserved: 2015-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-4492

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-08-16T01:59:20.863

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-4492

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-08-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-4492 - Bugzilla

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