CVE-2015-7191

Publication date 5 November 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 on Android improperly restricts URL strings in intents, which allows attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors involving an intent: URL and fallback navigation, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
firefox	15.10 wily	Not affected
	15.04 vivid	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected

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Notes

chrisccoulson

Android only

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-125/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7191