CVE-2015-0812: canonical ubuntu_linux DEPRECATED: Code
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-0812 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) DEPRECATED: Code vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 3Timeline
- 01-04-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 does not require an HTTPS session for lightweight theme add-on installations, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass an intended user-confirmation requirement by deploying a crafted web site and conducting a DNS spoofing attack against a mozilla.org subdomain.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
1.10%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
66%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.17 pp
From 1.26% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 14.10
Mozilla1 product
- firefox36.0.4
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL13.1 | 13.2
Ubuntu1 product
- firefox< 37.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
4 vendors · 4 products
References
11 links- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1128126X Refsource CONFIRM
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM