CVE-2015-7181

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-7181
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermozilla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-11-05 05:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe sec_asn1d_parse_leaf function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.1 and 3.20.x before 3.20.1, as used in Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 and other products, improperly restricts access to an unspecified data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted OCTET STRING data, related to a "use-after-poison" issue.

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
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.20.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1978-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Broadcom Support Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bto.bluecoat.com
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1942-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3688-1 nss af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
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
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1926-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3393-1 iceweasel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
openSUSE-SU-2015:2245-1: moderate: Security update for Mozilla Thunderbi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-06) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
1192028 - (CVE-2015-7181) ASan: use-after-poison in sec_asn1d_parse_leaf() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
USN-2785-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3410-1 icedove af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
USN-2791-1: NSS vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Mozilla Network Security Services Memory Corruption and Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
NSS 3.19.2.1 release notes - Mozilla | MDN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 developer.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
NSS and NSPR memory corruption issues — Mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2081-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Slackware Security Advisory - mozilla-nss Updates ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
NSS 3.20.1 release notes - Mozilla | MDN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 developer.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2015:2229-1: moderate: Security update for MozillaThunderbir af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1981-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2819-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Oracle July 2016 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
NSS 3.19.4 release notes - Mozilla | MDN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 developer.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
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
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