CVE-2015-0804 (GCVE-0-2015-0804)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-04-01 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 04:26
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mozilla CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 38/100 over 504 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2015-03-31 00:00
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