Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 14, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-2716
CVE-2015-2716
Description
Buffer overflow in the XML parser in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a large amount of compressed XML data, a related issue to CVE-2015-1283.
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Affected products
30cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 14 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=37.0.2
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:31.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:31.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:31.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:31.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:31.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <38.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=31.5
- (no CPE)range: <31.7
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords7 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012
< 128.5.1-1.1+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 50.1.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 31.7.0esr-34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 31.7.0esr-34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 31.7.0esr-34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 31.7.0esr-34.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
20- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00054.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-54.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00000.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0988.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1012.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3260nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3264nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2603-1nvd
- hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-esr31/rev/2f3e78643f5cnvd
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/indexnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06nvd
- www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird/nvd
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20nvd
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