CVE-2015-0831: Use After Free

Published Feb 25, 2015
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Updated

Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::dom::IndexedDB::IDBObjectStore::CreateIndex function in Mozilla Firefox before 36.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.5, and Thunderbird before 31.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via crafted content that is improperly handled during IndexedDB index creation.

Affected Software

250 affected components
Mozilla Thunderbird<=31.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=31.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=31.1.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=31.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=31.3
Mozilla Firefox<=35.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=0.1
Mozilla Firefox=0.2
Mozilla Firefox=0.3
Mozilla Firefox=0.4
Mozilla Firefox=0.5
Mozilla Firefox=0.6
Mozilla Firefox=0.6.1
Mozilla Firefox=0.7
Mozilla Firefox=0.7.1
Mozilla Firefox=0.8
Mozilla Firefox=0.9
Mozilla Firefox=0.9-rc
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.1
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.2
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.3
Mozilla Firefox=0.10
Mozilla Firefox=0.10.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.0
Mozilla Firefox=1.0-preview_release
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.4.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-beta2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.18
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.19
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.20
Mozilla Firefox=3.0
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.16
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.17
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.18
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.19
Mozilla Firefox=3.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.16
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.17
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.18
Mozilla Firefox=3.5.19
Mozilla Firefox=3.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.8
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.10
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.11
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.12
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.13
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.14
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.15
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.16
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.17
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.18
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.19
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.20
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.21
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.22
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.23
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.24
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.25
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.26
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.27
Mozilla Firefox=3.6.28
Mozilla Firefox=4.0
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta1
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta10
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta11
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta12
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta2
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta3
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta4
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta5
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta6
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta7
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta8
Mozilla Firefox=4.0-beta9
Mozilla Firefox=4.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=5.0
Mozilla Firefox=5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=6.0
Mozilla Firefox=6.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=6.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=7.0
Mozilla Firefox=7.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=8.0
Mozilla Firefox=8.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=9.0
Mozilla Firefox=9.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=10.0
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=10.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=11.0
Mozilla Firefox=12.0
Mozilla Firefox=12.0-beta6
Mozilla Firefox=13.0
Mozilla Firefox=13.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=14.0
Mozilla Firefox=14.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=15.0
Mozilla Firefox=15.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=16.0
Mozilla Firefox=16.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=16.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=17.0
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=17.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=18.0
Mozilla Firefox=18.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=18.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=19.0
Mozilla Firefox=19.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=19.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=20.0
Mozilla Firefox=20.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=21.0
Mozilla Firefox=22.0
Mozilla Firefox=23.0
Mozilla Firefox=23.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=24.0
Mozilla Firefox=24.1
Mozilla Firefox=24.1.1
Mozilla Firefox=25.0
Mozilla Firefox=25.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=26.0
Mozilla Firefox=27.0
Mozilla Firefox=27.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=28.0
Mozilla Firefox=29.0
Mozilla Firefox=29.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=30.0
Mozilla Firefox=31.0
Mozilla Firefox=31.1.0
Mozilla Firefox=32.0
Mozilla Firefox=33.0
Mozilla Firefox=34.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=31.1.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.3
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.4
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.5
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.10
redhat Enterprise Linux=5
redhat Enterprise Linux=6.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.1.1

Event History

Feb 25, 2015
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2015-0831?

CVE-2015-0831 is classified as a critical vulnerability that allows for arbitrary code execution or denial of service through heap memory corruption.

2

How do I fix CVE-2015-0831?

To fix CVE-2015-0831, upgrade to Firefox version 36.0 or later, Mozilla Thunderbird version 31.5 or later, or Firefox ESR version 31.5 or later.

3

What products are affected by CVE-2015-0831?

Affected products include Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 36.0 and versions of Mozilla Thunderbird before 31.5.

4

Is there a workaround for CVE-2015-0831?

Disabling JavaScript may serve as a temporary workaround for CVE-2015-0831, but it is not a complete solution.

5

What impact does CVE-2015-0831 have on users?

CVE-2015-0831 can potentially allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a user's machine, compromising system security.

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