Is CVE-2015-2706 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-2706 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-2706?

CVE-2015-2706 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-2706?

CVE-2015-2706 has an EPSS score of 2.59% (83th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2706?

Upgrade firefox on ubuntu 14.04 to 37.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-2706

MEDIUMEPSS 83th pctl

6.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Race condition in the AsyncPaintWaitEvent::AsyncPaintWaitEvent function in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted plugin that does not properly complete initialization.

CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

firefoxUbuntu

Fixed in:37.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-2571-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.59%probability of exploitation in 30 days

83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

mozilla.org

Other references8

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CVE-2024-6387	High	8.1	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-36884	High	7.5	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-15473	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27983	High	8.2	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0226	Medium	6.8	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-5195	High	7.0	84%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.