CVE-2015-4499
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CVE-2015-4499 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Util.pm in Bugzilla 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.15, 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4.10, and 5.x before 5.0.1 mishandles long e-mail addresses during account registration, which allows remote attackers to obtain the default privileges for an arbitrary domain name by placing that name in a substring of an address, as demonstrated by truncation of an @mozilla.com.example.com address to an @mozilla.com address.. EPSS estimates a 3.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Util.pm in Bugzilla 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.15, 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4.10, and 5.x before 5.0.1 mishandles long e-mail addresses during account registration, which allows remote attackers to obtain the default privileges for an arbitrary domain name by placing that name in a substring of an address, as demonstrated by truncation of an @mozilla.com.example.com address to an @mozilla.com address.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.0 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.2 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.4 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.6 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.8 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.10 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.12 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.14 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.14.1 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.14.2 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.14.3 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.14.4 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.14.5 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.16 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.16.1 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.16.2 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.16.3 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.16.4 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.16.5 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.16.6 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.16.7 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.16.8 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.16.9 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.16.10 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.16.11 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.17 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.17.1 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.17.2 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.17.3 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.17.4 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.17.5 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.17.6 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.17.7 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.18 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.18.1 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.18.2 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.18.3 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.18.4 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.18.5 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.18.6 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.19 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.19.1 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.19.2 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.19.3 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.20 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.20.1 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.20.2 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.20.3 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.20.4 |
| Mozilla | Bugzilla | 2.20.5 |
Showing 50 of 186 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.
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