# CVE-2015-2716: Buffer overflow in the XML parser in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 allows remote at

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-05-14 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the XML parser 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 by providing a large amount of compressed XML data, a related issue to CVE-2015-1283.

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0988.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird/#thunderbird31.7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3264
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3260
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00000.html
- https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-esr31/rev/2f3e78643f5c
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-54.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2603-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00054.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1140537
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365

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