CVE-2015-4498

CVE Details

Release Date:	2015-08-27
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled installation of add-ons. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass the add-on installation prompt, and trick the user inso installing an add-on from a malicious source.

See more information about CVE-2015-4498 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	5.1
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (firefox)	ELSA-2015-1693	2015-08-27
Oracle Linux version 6 (firefox)	ELSA-2015-1693	2015-08-27
Oracle Linux version 7 (firefox)	ELSA-2015-1693	2015-08-27