Integer overflow in the PL_ARENA_ALLOCATE implementation in Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.1 and 3.20.x before 3.20.1, as used in Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via unspecified vectors.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.3
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade nspr. | Aug 30, 2017 | Nov 5, 2015 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade nss-sysinitUpgrade nssUpgrade nss-develUpgrade nspr-develUpgrade nsprUpgrade nss-utilUpgrade nss-util-develUpgrade nss-toolsUpgrade nss-pkcs11-devel | Dec 1, 2016 | Nov 5, 2015 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade iceweaselUpgrade nspr | Nov 9, 2015 | Nov 5, 2015 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Dec 9, 2015 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade firefox-esrUpgrade nssUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade nsprUpgrade linux-c6-nsprUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade libxulUpgrade seamonkeyUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox | Dec 10, 2025 | Nov 19, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin.Upgrade dev-libs/nss.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade dev-libs/nspr. | Oct 30, 2017 | Nov 5, 2015 |
| Google Chrome | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Google Chrome | Sep 9, 2022 | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Mfsa2015 133 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 38.4Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla FirefoxUpgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 42.0 | Nov 4, 2015 | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 38.4Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Thunderbird | Nov 30, 2015 | Nov 5, 2015 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade runtime/tcl-8/tcl-sqlite-3 to version 3.9.2-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade mail/thunderbird to version 45.3.0-0.175.3.14.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/browser/firefox to version 38.4.0-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade mail/thunderbird/plugin/thunderbird-lightning to version 45.3.0-0.175.3.14.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade database/sqlite-3/documentation to version 3.9.2-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade developer/yasm to version 1.3.0-0.175.3.14.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade database/sqlite-3 to version 3.9.2-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Nov 5, 2015 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade nss-util-develUpgrade nssUpgrade nss-sysinitUpgrade nss-toolsUpgrade nspr-develUpgrade nss-utilUpgrade nss-pkcs11-develUpgrade nsprUpgrade nss-devel | Oct 16, 2024 | Nov 5, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade mozilla-nspr-x86Upgrade MozillaFirefox-branding-SLEDUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade mozillafirefox-branding-sleUpgrade libfreebl3Upgrade libsoftokn3-x86Upgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-certsUpgrade MozillaThunderbirdUpgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nsprUpgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bitUpgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-otherUpgrade libfreebl3-hmacUpgrade libsoftokn3-hmac-32bitUpgrade libfreebl3-x86Upgrade MozillaFirefox-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade mozilla-nss-x86Upgrade libsoftokn3-32bitUpgrade libsoftokn3-hmacUpgrade libfreebl3-hmac-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nspr-develUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-develUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-common | Dec 18, 2015 | Nov 5, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade libnspr4Upgrade firefox | Nov 9, 2015 | Nov 5, 2015 |
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