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HIGH

CVE-2015-2728

NVD-CWE-OtherPublished: July 6, 2015· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.5

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

The IndexedDatabaseManager class in the IndexedDB implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0 and Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1 misinterprets an unspecified IDBDatabase field as a pointer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via unspecified vectors, related to a "type confusion" issue.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2015-2728 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 ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Scope

Impact

ConfidentialityP

IntegrityP

AvailabilityP

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Vendors & Products

Mozilla2 product(s)

firefoxfirefox esr

novell2 product(s)

suse linux enterprise desktopsuse linux enterprise server

Oracle1 product(s)

solaris

Source: NVD CPE · 20 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00033.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00034.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-61.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00033.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00034.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-61.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

All References (32)

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00025.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-security-announce/2015-07/msg00033.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00034.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1207.html

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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3300

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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-61.htmlVendor Advisory

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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75541

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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032783

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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2656-1

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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2656-2

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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1142210Issue Tracking

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2015-2728

CVSS Score7.5 / 10

SeverityHIGH

WeaknessNVD-CWE-Other

CISA KEVNo

Affected3 vendor(s)

PublishedJul 6, 2015

Related CVEs (NVD-CWE-Other)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2015-2728 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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