CVE-2015-0831

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::dom::IndexedDB::IDBObjectStore::CreateIndex function in Mozilla Firefox before 36.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.5, and Thunderbird before 31.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via crafted content that is improperly handled during IndexedDB index creation.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.70% Top 20%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72746	vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00006.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00007.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-16.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0642.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00008.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2506-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00026.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00000.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0265.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031792	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3174	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1130541	issue tracking
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3179	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0266.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031791	vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00067.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2505-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00001.html	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-0831?: CVE-2015-0831 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-0831?: To fix CVE-2015-0831, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-0831 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2015-0831 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.