CVE-2015-4495

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    CVE-2015-4495

    Published: 8 Aug 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and read arbitrary files or gain privileges, via vectors involving crafted JavaScript code and a native setter, as exploited in the wild in August 2015.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00009.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00010.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1581.html, http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-78.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76249, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033216, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2707-1, https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/08/06/firefox-exploit-found-in-the-wild/, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37772/, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00009.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00010.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37772/, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html, https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/08/06/firefox-exploit-found-in-the-wild/, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178058, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1179262, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76249, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033216

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High