Is CVE-2015-7181 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-7181 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-7181?

CVE-2015-7181 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-7181?

CVE-2015-7181 has an EPSS score of 7.51% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7181?

Upgrade nss on debian 11 to 2:3.20.1-1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-7181

HIGHEPSS 94th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The sec_asn1d_parse_leaf function 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, improperly restricts access to an unspecified data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted OCTET STRING data, related to a "use-after-poison" issue.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

nssDebian

Fixed in:2:3.20.1-1CVE-2015-7181

firefoxUbuntu

Fixed in:42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-2785-1

libnss3Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:3.19.2.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-2791-1

nssUbuntu

Fixed in:2:3.19.2.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-2791-1

thunderbirdUbuntu

Fixed in:1:38.4.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-2819-1

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

7.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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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.