mar_read.c in the Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted name of a Mozilla Archive (aka MAR) file
Published Aug 16, 2015
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
mar_read.c in the Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted name of a Mozilla Archive (aka MAR) file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00344) | 25.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00344) | 26.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00105) | 26.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 31.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 28.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 24.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 19, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 29.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 17.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-85.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76294 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033372 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1184500 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Change history (0)
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