UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4498

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4498
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4498.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4498
Upstream
  • CVE-2015-4498
Downstream
Related
Published
2015-08-27T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-04-22T10:11:16.097388Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The add-on installation feature in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0.3 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended user-confirmation requirement by constructing a crafted data: URL and triggering navigation to an arbitrary http: or https: URL at a certain early point in the installation process.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

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

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
39.*
39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
39.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
40.*
40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox",
            "binary_version": "40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu",
            "binary_version": "40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite",
            "binary_version": "40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4498.json"