https://vulnerability.circl.lu Contains only the most 10 recent entries. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification python-feedgen en Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:45:08 +0000 https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/cve-2015-4498 <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/cve-2015-4498 https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/usn-2723-1 <p><strong>Affected:</strong> Ubuntu:14.04:LTS: firefox</p> <p>A use-after-free was discovered when resizing a canvas element during restyling in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2015-4497)</p> <p>Bas Venis discovered that the addon install permission prompt could be bypassed using data: URLs in some circumstances. It was also discovered that the installation notification could be made to appear over another site. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to install a malicious addon. (CVE-2015-4498)</p> <p><strong>Affected:</strong> Ubuntu:14.04:LTS: firefox</p> <p>A use-after-free was discovered when resizing a canvas element during restyling in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2015-4497)</p> <p>Bas Venis discovered that the addon install permission prompt could be bypassed using data: URLs in some circumstances. It was also discovered that the installation notification could be made to appear over another site. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to install a malicious addon. (CVE-2015-4498)</p> https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/usn-2723-1