CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-2728

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The IndexedDatabaseManager class in the IndexedDB implementation in Mozilla Firefox before version 39.0 and Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1 misinterprets an unspecified IDBDatabase field as a pointer. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, related to a 'type confusion' issue.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability can lead to remote code execution or application crashes, posing a serious security threat to systems using vulnerable versions of the browser.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Mozilla Firefox to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and reduce the risk of potential attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The IndexedDatabaseManager class in the IndexedDB implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0 and Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1 misinterprets an unspecified IDBDatabase field as a pointer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via unspecified vectors, related to a "type confusion" issue.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS