CVE-2015-7190 Information disclosure in n/a
A crafted application can exploit Firefox's search feature to read log files and access local file URLs, leading to information disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-7190?
CVE-2015-7190 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 5 Nov 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Search feature in Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 on Android through 4.4 supports search-engine URL registration through an intent and can access this URL in a privileged context in conjunction with the crash reporter, which allows attackers to read log files and visit file: URLs of HTML documents via a crafted application.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7190?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7190?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-7190 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7190 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fx26-f545-4qg3.