CVE-2015-7327

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-7327
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermozilla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-09-24 04:59:29 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMozilla Firefox before 41.0 does not properly restrict the availability of High Resolution Time API times, which allows remote attackers to track last-level cache access, and consequently obtain sensitive information, via crafted JavaScript code that makes performance.now calls.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Information disclosure via the High Resolution Time API — Mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
[1502.07373] The Spy in the Sandbox -- Practical Cache Attacks in Javascript af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 arxiv.org Exploit
1153672 - Fingerprinting individuals via performance.now() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
1167489 - "Spy in the Sandbox" - Security issue related to High Resolution Time API af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
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