UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4518

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2015-4518
Downstream
USN-2785-1
Published: 04 Nov 2015, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:11

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

04 Nov 2015, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:11
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The Reader View implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 has an improper whitelist, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass the Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors involving SVG animations and the about:reader URL.

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•firefox

    < 42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

References (4)