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MFSA2015-78 Firefox: Same origin violation and local file stealing via PDF reader (CVE-2015-4495)

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MFSA2015-78 Firefox: Same origin violation and local file stealing via PDF reader (CVE-2015-4495)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/07/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/13/2015
Modified
05/26/2022

Description

The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and read arbitrary files or gain privileges, via vectors involving crafted JavaScript code and a native setter, as exploited in the wild in August 2015.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-esr-upgrade-38_1_1
  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-39_0_3

References

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