CVE-2015-7181

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    CVE-2015-7181

    Published: 5 Nov 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The sec_asn1d_parse_leaf function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.1 and 3.20.x before 3.20.1, as used in Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 and other products, improperly restricts access to an unspecified data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted OCTET STRING data, related to a "use-after-poison" issue.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1980.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1981.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3393, http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3410, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688, http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-133.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2785-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2791-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2819-1, https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa119, https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.2.1_release_notes, https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.4_release_notes, https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.20.1_release_notes, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1192028, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00013.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00015.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00020.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00021.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00037.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00049.html, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134268/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-nss-Updates.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77416, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034069, http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.399753

    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