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TI-2015-03766 Aliases CVE-2015-4488GHSA-pfmq-4r52-h3xc

Use-after-free vulnerability in the StyleAnimationValue class in Mozilla Firefox before…

Priority LOW 39Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in the StyleAnimationValue class in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact by leveraging a StyleAnimationValue::operator self assignment.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03194 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 39.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.0.5VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 39.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.1.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:o:mozilla:firefox_os:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:o:mozilla:firefox_os:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:1682 Released 2015-08-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-38.2.0-1.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-38.2.0-4.el5_11, thunderbird-38.2.0-4.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) thunderbird-38.2.0-4.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-38.2.0-4.el5_11, thunderbird-38.2.0-4.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) thunderbird-38.2.0-4.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-38.2.0-1.ael7b_1, thunderbird-38.2.0-1.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) thunderbird-38.2.0-4.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-38.2.0-1.el7_1
  • RHSA-2015:1586 Released 2015-08-11 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-38.2.0-4.el5_11, firefox-38.2.0-4.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox-38.2.0-4.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox-38.2.0-4.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-38.2.0-4.el5_11, firefox-38.2.0-4.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox-38.2.0-4.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.2.0-4.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.2.0-4.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox-38.2.0-4.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox-38.2.0-4.ael7b_1, firefox-38.2.0-4.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.2.0-4.el6_7, firefox-38.2.0-4.el6_7.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox-38.2.0-4.el7_1, firefox-38.2.0-4.el7_1.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox-38.2.0-4.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox-38.2.0-4.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.2.0-4.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox-38.2.0-4.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-2015:1586
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1682
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1586
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1682
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1682
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1586
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1586
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2015:1682
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1586
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1586
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1682
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1682
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1682
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1682
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1586
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1586

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4488
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pfmq-4r52-h3xc
  3. 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
  4. 2026-10-23 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 18

Other 1

Sources

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