HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2015-2713
MEDIUM

CVE-2015-2713

NVD-CWE-OtherPublished: May 14, 2015· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

6.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the SetBreaks function in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a document containing crafted text in conjunction with a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence containing properties related to vertical text.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2015-2713 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityM
Privileges Req.
User Interaction
Scope
Impact
ConfidentialityP
IntegrityP
AvailabilityP
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Vendors & Products

Mozilla3 product(s)
firefoxthunderbirdfirefox esr
novell3 product(s)
suse linux enterprise software development kitsuse linux enterprise desktopsuse linux enterprise server
openSUSE1 product(s)
opensuse
Source: NVD CPE · 20 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-51.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-51.html

All References (34)

→
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html
→
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00054.html
→
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00000.html
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0988.html
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1012.html
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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3260
→
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3264
→
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-51.htmlVendor Advisory
→
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
→
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611
→
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1
→
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2603-1
→
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1153478

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2015-2713
CVSS Score6.8 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessNVD-CWE-Other
CISA KEVNo
Affected3 vendor(s)
PublishedMay 14, 2015

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2015-2713 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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