CVE-2015-2740 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the nsXMLHttpRequest::AppendToResponseText function affecting Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and potentially achieve other unspecified impacts via unknown vectors. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk, being easily exploitable over the network with no authentication required, and could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is confirmed, the vulnerability garnered some community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 38.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
31.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
31.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
31.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:31.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
31.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:31.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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