CVE-2015-2740

CVE Details

Release Date:

2015-07-02

Description

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.

See more information about CVE-2015-2740 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.8	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (firefox)	ELSA-2015-1207	2015-07-03
Oracle Linux version 5 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2015-1455	2015-07-20
Oracle Linux version 6 (firefox)	ELSA-2015-1207	2015-07-03
Oracle Linux version 6 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2015-1455	2015-07-20
Oracle Linux version 7 (firefox)	ELSA-2015-1207	2015-07-03
Oracle Linux version 7 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2015-1455	2015-07-20

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