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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade firefox | Sep 20, 2017 | Aug 29, 2015 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade firefox | Dec 1, 2016 | Aug 29, 2015 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade firefoxUpgrade firefox-esrUpgrade linux-firefox | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 28, 2015 |
| Mfsa2015 95 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 38.2.1Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 40.0.3Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox | Aug 28, 2015 | Aug 27, 2015 |
| Mozilla Seamonkey | — | Upgrade to Mozilla SeaMonkey version 2.35Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla SeaMonkey | Oct 22, 2015 | Aug 29, 2015 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade web/browser/firefox to version 38.4.0-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade database/sqlite-3/documentation to version 3.9.2-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade database/sqlite-3 to version 3.9.2-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade runtime/tcl-8/tcl-sqlite-3 to version 3.9.2-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Aug 29, 2015 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade firefox | Oct 16, 2024 | Aug 29, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bitUpgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade libfreebl3-hmac-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade libsoftokn3-hmacUpgrade libsoftokn3-hmac-32bitUpgrade MozillaFirefox-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-certsUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade libfreebl3-hmacUpgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade mozillafirefox-branding-sleUpgrade libfreebl3Upgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade libsoftokn3-32bit | Dec 18, 2015 | Aug 29, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade firefox | Nov 8, 2024 | Aug 29, 2015 |
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