CVE-2015-4514

Summary

CVECVE-2015-4514
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermozilla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-11-05 05:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMultiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.1.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.2.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.2.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.3.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1196237 - nsHostResolver thread is still running late in shutdown af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Access Denied af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1942-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
1185157 - Assertion failures in accessibility IPC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
969309 - Assertion failure: masm.currentOffset() - lastOsiPointOffset_ >= Assembler::patchWrite_NearCallSize(), at jit/shared/CodeGenerator-shared.cpp:423 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
openSUSE-SU-2015:2245-1: moderate: Security update for Mozilla Thunderbi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
1205937 - Crash [@ js::gc::IsInsideNursery(js::gc::Cell const*)] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
USN-2785-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
1200326 - Assertion failure: false [@mozilla::MP4TrackDemuxer::MP4TrackDemuxer] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
1202677 – Hit MOZ_CRASH(css::ImageValue not thread-safe) at c:/Users/mozilla/debug-builds/ mozilla-central/layout/style/nsCSSValue.cpp:2475 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:42.0 / rv:38.4) — Mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2015:2229-1: moderate: Security update for MozillaThunderbir af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201512-10) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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