It was found that Firefox skipped key-pinning checks when handling an error that could be overridden by the user (for example an expired certificate error). This flaw allowed a user to override a pinned certificate, which is an action the user should not be able to perform.
Find out more about CVE-2015-2741 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2015:1455 | 2015-07-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:1207 | 2015-07-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:1207 | 2015-07-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (thunderbird) | RHSA-2015:1455 | 2015-07-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2015:1455 | 2015-07-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:1207 | 2015-07-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2015:1455 | 2015-07-20 |
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