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critical 9.3

CVE-2015-2736 json

The nsZipArchive::BuildFileList function in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1, and Thunderbird…

published 2015-07-06 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-2826

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.7%
EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The nsZipArchive::BuildFileList function in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1, and Thunderbird before 38.1 accesses unintended memory locations, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted ZIP archive.

Patch / fix

  • firefox Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2736

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  • thunderbird RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 31.8.0-1.el5_11
  • thunderbird RHEL 6 31.8.0-1.el6_6
  • thunderbird RHEL 7 31.8.0-1.el7_1
  • thunderbird RHEL 7 31.8.0-1.ael7b_1
  • firefox RHEL 5 38.1.0-1.el5_11
  • firefox RHEL 6 38.1.0-1.el6_6
  • firefox RHEL 7 38.1.0-1.el7_1

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1455RHSA-2015:1207

  • mozilla-nss SLES 11 SP2-LTSS, SLES 11 SP1-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP1-LTSS 3.19.2.0-0.7.1
  • firefox-gcc47 SLES 11 SP2-LTSS, SLES 11 SP1-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP1-LTSS 4.7.2_20130108-0.37.2
  • MozillaFirefox SLES 11 SP2-LTSS, SLES 11 SP1-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP1-LTSS 38.2.0esr-10.1
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED SLES 11 SP2-LTSS, SLES 11 SP1-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP1-LTSS 31.0-0.5.7.11
  • mozilla-nss SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3 +6 more 3.19.2_CKBI_1.98-0.10.1
  • mozilla-nspr SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3 +6 more 4.10.8-0.5.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3 +6 more 31.8.0esr-0.10.1
  • mozilla-nss SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 3.19.2_CKBI_1.98-21.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:1449-1SUSE-SU-2015:1268-1SUSE-SU-2015:1268-2SUSE-SU-2015:1269-1

  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 45.5.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-2736 updated cvss 6.8

Mozilla: Vulnerabilities found through code inspection (MFSA 2015-66)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox 38.1.0-1.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 38.1.0-1.el7_1, thunderbird 31.8.0-1.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 38.1.0-1.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox 38.1.0-1.el5_11, thunderbird 31.8.0-1.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 38.1.0-1.el6_6, thunderbird 31.8.0-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.1.0-1.el6_6
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.1.0-1.el6_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1207
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird 31.8.0-1.el5_11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1455
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 38.1.0-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 38.1.0-1.el7_1, firefox 38.1.0-1.ael7b_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.1.0-1.el6_6, thunderbird 31.8.0-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 38.1.0-1.el7_1, thunderbird 31.8.0-1.el7_1, thunderbird 31.8.0-1.ael7b_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 38.1.0-1.el6_6, thunderbird 31.8.0-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 38.1.0-1.el7_1, thunderbird 31.8.0-1.el7_1
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.1.0-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 38.1.0-1.el7_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1207

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Exploit prediction

3.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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