CVE-2015-0828 Use after free in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

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.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-594r-8mw8-j9ff.

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