Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-0812
Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 does not require an HTTPS session for lightweight theme add-on installations, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass an intended user-confirmation requirement by deploying a crafted web site and conducting a DNS spoofing attack against a mozilla.org subdomain.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-0812
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.21%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 58 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-0812
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-0812
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-0812
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031996
Mozilla Firefox Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201512-10) — Gentoo security
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-32.html
Add-on lightweight theme installation approval bypassed through MITM attack — MozillaVendor Advisory
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2550-1
USN-2550-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00003.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0677-1: important: Security update
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1128126
1128126 - (CVE-2015-0812) Addon permissions exposed to man-in-the-middle attacks
Products affected by CVE-2015-0812
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:36.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*