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CVE-2015-7182

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 10.24% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-11-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Firefox. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 10.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2015-7182
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
10.24%
Firefox

Original NVD Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ASN.1 decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.1 and 3.20.x before 3.20.1, as used in Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted OCTET STRING data.