CVE-2015-7195

Description

The URL parsing implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 improperly recognizes escaped characters in hostnames within Location headers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors involving a redirect.

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034069	vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2785-1	vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-129.html	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00015.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1211871

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7195?: CVE-2015-7195 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7195?: To fix CVE-2015-7195, 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-2015-7195 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-7195 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-200 – Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Frequently Asked Questions