CVE-2015-2741

CVE Details

Release Date:

2015-07-02

Description

It was found that Firefox skipped key-pinning checks when handling an error that could be overridden by the user (for example an expired certificate error). This flaw allowed a user to override a pinned certificate, which is an action the user should not be able to perform.

See more information about CVE-2015-2741 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:	4.3	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

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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