Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.2 does not require the wifi-manage privilege for reading a…
Priority LOW 21CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.2 does not require the wifi-manage privilege for reading a Wi-Fi system message, which allows attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted app.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00758 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4494
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qxw-j77f-h5wp
References
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- TI-2015-03766 Use-after-free vulnerability in the StyleAnimationValue class in Mozilla Firefox before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-03765 The nsTSubstring::ReplacePrep function in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0, Firefox ESR 38.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-03767 The nsTArray_Impl class in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-07009 Race condition in the lockscreen feature in Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.5 allows… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2015-4494 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-4494 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5qxw-j77f-h5wp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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