CVE-2015-7183
What it is
Integer overflow in the PL_ARENA_ALLOCATE implementation in Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.1 and 3.20.x before 3.20.1, as used in Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via unspecified vectors.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 6.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 6.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 6.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-119 · Buffer errors
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mozilla Firefox ≤ 41.0.2
- Mozilla Network Security Services ≤ 3.19.2.0
- Mozilla Network Security Services 3.20.0
- Mozilla Firefox 38.0
- Mozilla Firefox 38.0.1
- Mozilla Firefox 38.0.5
- Mozilla Firefox 38.1.0
- Mozilla Firefox 38.1.1
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-133.html
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.2.1_release_notes
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.4_release_notes
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.20.1_release_notes
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-133.html
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.2.1_release_notes
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.4_release_notes
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.20.1_release_notes
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00037.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00049.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134268/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-nss-Updates.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1980.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1981.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3393
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3406
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-133.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77415
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034069
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.399753
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2785-1