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CVE-2015-4487
The nsTSubstring::ReplacePrep function in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0, Firefox ESR...
Vulnerability Description
The nsTSubstring::ReplacePrep function in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2, and Firefox OS before 2.2 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, related to an "overflow."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3410
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2712-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-3
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1682.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1586.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-2
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1171603
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033372
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3333
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-90.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 38.0, 38.0.1, 38.0.5, 38.1.0, 12.04, 14.04, 15.04, 13.1, 13.2, 11.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 16th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.