CVE-2015-7195

Publication date 4 November 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

The URL parsing implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 improperly recognizes escaped characters in hostnames within Location headers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors involving a redirect.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 15.10 wily
Fixed 42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
15.04 vivid
Fixed 42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2785-1
    • Firefox vulnerabilities
    • 4 November 2015

Other references