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CVE-2015-2740 json

Buffer overflow in the nsXMLHttpRequest::AppendToResponseText function in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-2830

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.5%
EPSS 5.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in the nsXMLHttpRequest::AppendToResponseText 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 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

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-2015-2740

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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

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-2740 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

5.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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