CVE-2015-8509

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Published: 2016-01-03 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-8509 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.25%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-8509

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8509

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.15% 0.25% +0.10%
2 2025-07-24 0.11% 0.15% +0.04%
3 2025-07-03 0.11%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-8509

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 3.0 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.1 1.4 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-8509

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-8509

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla bugzilla 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.14.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.16.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.16.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-8509

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