Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 6, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-2740

Description

Buffer overflow in the nsXMLHttpRequest::AppendToResponseText function in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1, and Thunderbird before 38.1 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

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Affected products

Mozilla Corporation/Firefox17 versions
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 16 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=38.1.0
- 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:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <39.0
Mozilla Corporation/Thunderbird2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=38.0.1
- (no CPE)range: <38.1
Novell/Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Canonical/Ubuntu Linux4 versions
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian/linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Novell/Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Novell/Suse Linux Enterprise Server2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Oracle Corporation/Solaris
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osv-coords53 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/suse/firefox-gcc47&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP1-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/firefox-gcc47&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP1-TERADATA pkg:rpm/suse/firefox-gcc47&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP1-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP1-TERADATA pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP1-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP1-TERADATA pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATA pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nspr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nspr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nspr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nspr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nspr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATA pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nspr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nspr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nspr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nspr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nspr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nspr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nspr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nspr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP1-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP1-TERADATA pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATA pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012
< 50.1.0-1.1+ 52 more
- (no CPE)range: < 50.1.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.2_20130108-0.37.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.2_20130108-0.37.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.2_20130108-0.37.2
- (no CPE)range: < 31.0-0.5.7.11
- (no CPE)range: < 31.0-0.5.7.11
- (no CPE)range: < 31.0-0.5.7.11
- (no CPE)range: < 31.8.0esr-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 31.8.0esr-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 31.8.0esr-37.3
- (no CPE)range: < 38.2.0esr-10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 38.2.0esr-10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 38.2.0esr-10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 31.8.0esr-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 31.8.0esr-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 31.8.0esr-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 31.8.0esr-37.3
- (no CPE)range: < 31.8.0esr-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 31.8.0esr-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 31.8.0esr-37.3
- (no CPE)range: < 31.8.0esr-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 31.8.0esr-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 31.8.0esr-37.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.10.8-0.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.10.8-0.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.10.8-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.10.8-0.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.10.8-0.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.10.8-0.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.10.8-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.10.8-0.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.10.8-0.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.10.8-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.10.8-0.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.10.8-0.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.10.8-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.19.2_CKBI_1.98-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.19.2_CKBI_1.98-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.19.2_CKBI_1.98-21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.19.2.0-0.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.19.2.0-0.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.19.2.0-0.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.19.2_CKBI_1.98-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.19.2_CKBI_1.98-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.19.2_CKBI_1.98-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.19.2_CKBI_1.98-21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.19.2_CKBI_1.98-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.19.2_CKBI_1.98-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.19.2_CKBI_1.98-21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.19.2_CKBI_1.98-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.19.2_CKBI_1.98-0.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.19.2_CKBI_1.98-21.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00033.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00034.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3324nvdThird Party Advisory
www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-66.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2673-1nvdThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00025.htmlnvd
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.htmlnvd
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.htmlnvd
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1207.htmlnvd
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1455.htmlnvd
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3300nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/75541nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1032783nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1032784nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2656-1nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2656-2nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10nvd

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