Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-4503
The TCP Socket API implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 mishandles array boundaries that were established with a navigator.mozTCPSocket.open method call and send method calls, which allows remote TCP servers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by reading packet data, as demonstrated by availability of this API in a Firefox OS application.
Products affected by CVE-2015-4503
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-4503
0.58%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 66 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-4503
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-4503
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-4503
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76815
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00000.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1658-1: important: Security update
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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.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-97.html
Memory leak in mozTCPSocket to servers — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=994337
994337 - (CVE-2015-4503) mozTCPSocket leaks client memory to server
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00005.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1681-1: important: Security update
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033640
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker
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