Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-4481
Race condition in the Mozilla Maintenance Service in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 on Windows allows local users to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via vectors involving a hard link to a log file during an update.
Products affected by CVE-2015-4481
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-4481
0.25%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 48 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-4481
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3.3
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LOW | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
3.4
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4.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-4481
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The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-4481
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html
openSUSE-SU-2015:1454-1: moderate: Security update for MozillaThunderbir
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1171518
1171518 - (CVE-2015-4481) [Win] Privileged update processes writing to user writable locations can overwrite non-user writable locations using hard linksIssue Tracking
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1390-1: important: Security updateThird Party Advisory
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1389-1: important: Security updateThird Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-06) — Gentoo security
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37925/
Mozilla - Maintenance Service Log File Overwrite Privilege Escalation
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html
openSUSE-SU-2015:1453-1: moderate: Security update for MozillaThunderbir
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTrack
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-84.html
Arbitrary file overwriting through Mozilla Maintenance Service with hard links — MozillaVendor Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033372
Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker
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