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CVE-2015-4502 (GCVE-0-2015-4502)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-09-24 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 06:18

Summary

js/src/proxy/Proxy.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 mishandles certain receiver arguments, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended window access restrictions via a crafted web site.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mozilla mitre root

References

12 references

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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1105045	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/dc21224de25b	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfs…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-4	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-3	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76815	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-2	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033640	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-1	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

Date Public

2015-09-22 00:00

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            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76815"
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            "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033640"
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    },
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      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "Mozilla: Scripted proxies can access inner window (MFSA 2015-108)",
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  }
}

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4502 (CVE-2015-4502)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2015-09-22 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:37 – Source website

Details

js/src/proxy/Proxy.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 mishandles certain receiver arguments, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended window access restrictions via a crafted web site.

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4502	REPORT
	https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories…	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2743-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4502	REPORT

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "firefox",
            "binary_version": "41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu",
            "binary_version": "41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite",
            "binary_version": "41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "firefox",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "24.0+build1-0ubuntu1",
        "25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1",
        "28.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu2",
        "28.0+build1-0ubuntu1",
        "28.0+build2-0ubuntu1",
        "28.0+build2-0ubuntu2",
        "29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2",
        "30.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3",
        "31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "32.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "32.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "33.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2",
        "35.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4",
        "36.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "36.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "37.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "37.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "37.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "39.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4",
        "40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "js/src/proxy/Proxy.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 mishandles certain receiver arguments, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended window access restrictions via a crafted web site.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4502",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:48Z",
  "published": "2015-09-22T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
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    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-108/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2743-1"
    },
    {
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    }
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "medium",
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    }
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  ]
}

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