CVE-2015-0804

Mozilla: Use-after-free due to type confusion flaws (MFSA 2015-39)

Published Apr 1, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
The HTMLSourceElement::BindToTree function in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 does not properly constrain a data type after omitting namespace validation during certain tree-binding operations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted HTML document containing a SOURCE element.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-0817 The HTMLSourceElement::BindToTree function in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 does not properly constrain a data type after omitting namespace validation during certain tree-binding operations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted HTML document containing a SOURCE element.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2550-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:26 AM
Reserved
Jan 7, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 1, 2015, 10:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:20 AM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Mar 31, 2015, 12:00 AM