# CVE-2015-4495

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2015-4495
- CVSS: 8.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-05-25; CISA due date 2022-06-15
- EPSS: 68.56% (percentile 99.3)
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module · 1 GitHub proof of concept (first 2015-08-10)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-07)
- Weakness: CWE-346
- Published: 2015-08-08

## Affected

- mozilla:firefox
- mozilla:firefox_os
- oracle:solaris
- canonical:ubuntu_linux
- redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop
- redhat:enterprise_linux_eus
- redhat:enterprise_linux_server
- redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus
- redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus
- redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation
- suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo
- opensuse:opensuse
- suse:linux_enterprise_desktop
- suse:linux_enterprise_server
- suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit

## References

- [other] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1179262
- [advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00009.html
- [advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00010.html
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76249
- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37772/
- [advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1581.html
- [advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
- [advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html
- [advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2707-1
- [other] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- [advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html
- [other] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178058
- [other] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/08/06/firefox-exploit-found-in-the-wild/
- [other] http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-78.html
- [other] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033216
- [advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html
- [advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-4495

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