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CVE-2015-4487 json

The nsTSubstring::ReplacePrep function in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2, and Firefox OS before 2.2 might allow…

published 2015-08-16 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-4507

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.2%
EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The nsTSubstring::ReplacePrep function in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2, and Firefox OS before 2.2 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, related to an "overflow."

Patch / fix

  • firefox Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:38.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4487

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  • firefox RHEL 5 38.2.0-4.el5_11
  • firefox RHEL 6 38.2.0-4.el6_7
  • firefox RHEL 7 38.2.0-4.el7_1
  • thunderbird RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 38.2.0-4.el5_11
  • thunderbird RHEL 6 38.2.0-4.el6_7
  • thunderbird RHEL 7 38.2.0-1.el7_1
  • thunderbird RHEL 7 38.2.0-1.ael7b_1

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1586RHSA-2015:1682

  • mozilla-nss SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES for SAP 11 SP3, SLES 11 SP4 +6 more 3.19.2.0-0.16.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES for SAP 11 SP3, SLES 11 SP4 +6 more 38.2.1esr-19.3
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES for SAP 11 SP3, SLES 11 SP4 +4 more 31.0-0.12.51
  • mozilla-nss SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 3.19.2.0-26.2
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 38.2.1esr-45.1
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 31.0-14.1
  • 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

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:1528-1SUSE-SU-2015:1476-1SUSE-SU-2015:1449-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 45.5.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-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-2015-4487 updated cvss 5.1

Mozilla: Vulnerabilities found through code inspection (MFSA 2015-90)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox 38.2.0-4.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1, thunderbird 38.2.0-1.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox 38.2.0-4.el5_11, thunderbird 38.2.0-4.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7, thunderbird 38.2.0-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1586
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird 38.2.0-4.el5_11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1682
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1, firefox 38.2.0-4.ael7b_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7, thunderbird 38.2.0-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1, thunderbird 38.2.0-1.el7_1, thunderbird 38.2.0-1.ael7b_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7, thunderbird 38.2.0-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1, thunderbird 38.2.0-1.el7_1
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1586

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Exploit prediction

3.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

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

References

Sources

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