CVE-2015-7208

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-7208
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermozilla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-12-16 11:59:07 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMozilla Firefox before 43.0 stores cookies containing vertical tab characters, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading HTTP Cookie headers.

Risk And Classification

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

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

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: firefox-43.0-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
openSUSE-SU-2015:2353-1: moderate: Security update for MozillaFirefox af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:0308-1: moderate: Security update for Seamonkey af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof the Address Bar, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: firefox-43.0-1.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0306-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:0307-1: moderate: Security update for seamonkey af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0309-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2833-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Firefox allows for control characters to be set in cookie names — Mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
1191423 - (CVE-2015-7208) allowing vertical tab in cookies leads to cookie injection on some servers af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
Firefox allows for control characters to be set in cookies — Mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201512-10) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Bypass Same-Origin Policy, and Cause Denial of Service Conditions - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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