CVE-2015-2727

Description

Mozilla Firefox 38.0 and Firefox ESR 38.0 allow user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files or execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site that is accessed with unspecified mouse and keyboard actions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2015-0821 regression.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.91% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00025.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75541 vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-60.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1163422
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1207.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2656-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032783 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2656-2 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2727?
CVE-2015-2727 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2727?
To fix CVE-2015-2727, 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-2015-2727 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-2727 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.
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