CVE-2015-0828 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted JavaScript in Firefox when a nonstandard memory allocator is used.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-0828?
CVE-2015-0828 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 25 Feb 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Double free vulnerability in the nsXMLHttpRequest::GetResponse function in Mozilla Firefox before 36.0, when a nonstandard memory allocator is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via crafted JavaScript code that makes an XMLHttpRequest call with zero bytes of data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0828?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0828?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2015-0828 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0828 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-594r-8mw8-j9ff.