UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2740

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2740
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2740.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2740
Upstream
  • CVE-2015-2740
Downstream
Related
Published
2015-07-05T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:21Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Buffer overflow in the nsXMLHttpRequest::AppendToResponseText function in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1, and Thunderbird before 38.1 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

24.*

24.0+build1-0ubuntu1

25.*

25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1

28.*

28.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu2
28.0+build1-0ubuntu1
28.0+build2-0ubuntu1
28.0+build2-0ubuntu2

29.*

29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

30.*

30.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3

31.*

31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

32.*

32.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
32.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

33.*

33.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

34.*

34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

35.*

35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
35.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

36.*

36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
36.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
36.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

37.*

37.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
37.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
37.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

38.*

38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox",
            "binary_version": "39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev",
            "binary_version": "39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu",
            "binary_version": "39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite",
            "binary_version": "39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / thunderbird

Package

Name
thunderbird
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird@1:31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

1:24.*

1:24.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:24.0+build1-0ubuntu2
1:24.1.1+build1-0ubuntu0.13.10.1
1:24.1.1+build1-0ubuntu1
1:24.2.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:24.4.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:24.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:24.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

1:31.*

1:31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.1.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.1.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.2.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird",
            "binary_version": "1:31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-globalmenu",
            "binary_version": "1:31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-gnome-support",
            "binary_version": "1:31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "1:31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-testsuite",
            "binary_version": "1:31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-calendar-timezones",
            "binary_version": "1:31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-gdata-provider",
            "binary_version": "1:31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-lightning",
            "binary_version": "1:31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}