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CVE-2015-0816 Details

Description

Mozilla 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00003.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00006.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0766.html CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mozilla firefox
<= 31.5.3
<= 36.0.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird
<= 31.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-0816
NVD Published Date:
Apr 1, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-0816 Details - Not Deferred