CVE-2015-4498
First published: Sat Aug 29 2015(Updated: )
The add-on installation feature in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0.3 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended user-confirmation requirement by constructing a crafted data: URL and triggering navigation to an arbitrary http: or https: URL at a certain early point in the installation process.
Credit: security@mozilla.org security@mozilla.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox | <=40.0.2 | |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR | =38.0 | |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR | =38.0.1 | |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR | =38.0.5 | |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR | =38.1.0 | |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR | =38.2.0 | |
| Mozilla Firefox | =38.0 | |
| Mozilla Firefox | =38.0.1 | |
| Mozilla Firefox | =38.0.5 | |
| Mozilla Firefox | =38.1.0 | |
| Mozilla Firefox | =38.2.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00000.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1693.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3345
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-95.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76505
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033396
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2723-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1042699
- agent/type
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/references
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- agent/author
- agent/description
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/tags
- agent/event
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- vendor/mozilla
- canonical/mozilla firefox
- version/mozilla firefox/40.0.2
- canonical/mozilla firefox esr
- version/mozilla firefox esr/38.0
- version/mozilla firefox esr/38.0.1
- version/mozilla firefox esr/38.0.5
- version/mozilla firefox esr/38.1.0
- version/mozilla firefox esr/38.2.0
- version/mozilla firefox/38.0
- version/mozilla firefox/38.0.1
- version/mozilla firefox/38.0.5
- version/mozilla firefox/38.1.0
- version/mozilla firefox/38.2.0