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TI-2015-00757 Aliases CVE-2015-0816GHSA-gjhp-68hp-85fp

Mozilla Firefox before 37.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.6, and Thunderbird before 31.6 do…

Priority MEDIUM 59CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Mozilla Firefox before 37.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.6, and Thunderbird before 31.6 do not properly restrict resource: URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by leveraging the ability to bypass the Same Origin Policy, as demonstrated by the resource: URL associated with PDF.js.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.65529 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 31.5.3; up to 36.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 31.5VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 31.5.3; up to 36.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 31.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:0771 Released 2015-04-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-31.6.0-1.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-31.6.0-1.el5_11, thunderbird-31.6.0-1.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) thunderbird-31.6.0-1.el6_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-31.6.0-1.el5_11, thunderbird-31.6.0-1.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) thunderbird-31.6.0-1.el6_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-31.6.0-1.ael7b_1, thunderbird-31.6.0-1.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) thunderbird-31.6.0-1.el6_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-31.6.0-1.el7_1
  • RHSA-2015:0766 Released 2015-04-01 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-31.6.0-2.el5_11, firefox-31.6.0-2.el5_11.i386, firefox-31.6.0-2.el5_11.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox-31.6.0-2.el7_1, xulrunner-31.6.0-2.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox-31.6.0-2.el7_1, xulrunner-devel-31.6.0-2.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) xulrunner-31.6.0-2.el7_1, xulrunner-devel-31.6.0-2.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-31.6.0-2.el5_11, firefox-31.6.0-2.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox-31.6.0-2.el6_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox-31.6.0-2.el6_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox-31.6.0-2.el6_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox-31.6.0-2.el6_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox-31.6.0-2.ael7b_1, firefox-31.6.0-2.el7_1, xulrunner-31.6.0-2.ael7b_1 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox-31.6.0-2.el6_6, firefox-31.6.0-2.el6_6.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox-31.6.0-2.el7_1, firefox-31.6.0-2.el7_1.ppc, xulrunner-31.6.0-2.el7_1 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox-31.6.0-2.el6_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox-31.6.0-2.el7_1, xulrunner-31.6.0-2.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox-31.6.0-2.el6_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox-31.6.0-2.el7_1, xulrunner-devel-31.6.0-2.el7_1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2015:0766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0766, RHSA-2015:0771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2015:0766, RHSA-2015:0771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0766, RHSA-2015:0771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2015:0771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0766, RHSA-2015:0771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0766, RHSA-2015:0771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0766, RHSA-2015:0771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0766, RHSA-2015:0771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0766

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-0816
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gjhp-68hp-85fp

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 12

Other 2

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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