CVE-2015-2716

Description

Buffer overflow in the XML parser in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a large amount of compressed XML data, a related issue to CVE-2015-1283.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.70% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0988.html vendor advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird/#thunderbird31.7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3264 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3260 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-esr31/rev/2f3e78643f5c
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-54.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2603-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00054.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1012.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1140537 issue tracking
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2716?
CVE-2015-2716 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2716?
To fix CVE-2015-2716, 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-2015-2716 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-2716 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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