CVE-2015-0816

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-0816
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermozilla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-04-01 10:59:14 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMozilla 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mozilla Firefox Firefox ESR and Thunderbird CVE-2015-0816 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Mozilla Thunderbird Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Conduct Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - April 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
USN-2550-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0704-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Firefox PDF.js Privileged Javascript Injection - Exploits Database af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3212-1 icedove af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Access Denied af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
USN-2552-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0677-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
resource:// documents can load privileged pages — Mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3211-1 iceweasel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0892-1: important: Update to Firefo af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1266-1: important: Mozilla (Firefox af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Mozilla Firefox Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201512-10) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
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