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.
CVE-2015-2716
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EG Risk
- 0
- EPSS
- 93.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 14, 2015
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (40)
- security@mozillahttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html
- security@mozillahttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00054.html
- security@mozillahttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00000.html
- security@mozillahttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html
- security@mozillahttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html
- security@mozillahttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0988.html
- security@mozillahttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1012.html
- security@mozillahttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3260
- security@mozillahttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3264
- security@mozillahttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-54.html
- security@mozillahttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- security@mozillahttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611
- security@mozillahttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1
- security@mozillahttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2603-1
- security@mozillahttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1140537
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2015-2716(6)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2020:2508Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: expat security update
- RHBA-2020:1539Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.5.6-1 - RHEL7 Container
- RHBA-2020:1540Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.6.4-1 - RHEL7 Container
- RHSA-2020:1011Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: expat security update
- RHSA-2015:1012Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update
- RHSA-2015:0988Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | xul-ext-lightning (1:31.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) @ trusty | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | firefox (38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.15.04.1) @ vivid | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
| redhat | expat-0:2.1.0-11.el7_7 | 2020-06-12 | redhat |
| redhat | ansible-tower-35/ansible-tower:3.5.6-1 | 2020-04-22 | redhat |
| redhat | ansible-tower-36/ansible-tower:3.6.4-1 | 2020-04-22 | redhat |
| redhat | expat-0:2.1.0-11.el7 | 2020-03-31 | redhat |
| redhat | thunderbird-0:31.7.0-1.ael7b_1 | 2015-05-18 | redhat |
| redhat | firefox-0:38.0-3.el7_1 | 2015-05-12 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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