CVE-2015-2736

Description

The nsZipArchive::BuildFileList function in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1, and Thunderbird before 38.1 accesses unintended memory locations, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted ZIP archive.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.86% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
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Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00025.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1455.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00033.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75541 vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3324 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1167888 issue tracking
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2673-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032784 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1207.html vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-66.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00034.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2656-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032783 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3300 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2656-2 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2736?
CVE-2015-2736 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2736?
To fix CVE-2015-2736, 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-2015-2736 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-2736 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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