7.5

CVE-2015-4488: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-4488
Published 16-08-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-4488 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.19%
0%100%
Low · -0.63 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 7

Timeline

  1. 16-08-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the StyleAnimationValue class in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact by leveraging a StyleAnimationValue::operator self assignment.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.63 pp

From 3.82% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Mozilla2 products
Ubuntu2 products
  • firefox< 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • thunderbird< 1:38.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Canonical1 product
Opensuse1 product
Oracle1 product

5 vendors · 7 products

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