CVE-2015-7195

The URL parsing implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 improperly recognizes escaped characters in hostnames within Location headers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors involving a redirect.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-129.html	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1211871
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00015.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2785-1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034069

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2015-11-04 21:59

Updated : 2016-12-07 10:23

NVD link : CVE-2015-7195

Mitre link : CVE-2015-7195

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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Products Affected

mozilla

firefox

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