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.
References (11)
Core 11
Core References
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76294
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1184500
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-85.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033372
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
25.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (8)
mozilla/firefox
38.0
mozilla/firefox
38.0.1
mozilla/firefox
38.0.5
mozilla/firefox
38.1.0
mozilla/firefox
< 39.0.3
opensuse/opensuse
13.1
opensuse/opensuse
13.2
oracle/solaris
11.3
Published
Aug 16, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026