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CVE-2015-4494 (GCVE-0-2015-4494)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-08-08 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 06:18
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Summary
Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.2 does not require the wifi-manage privilege for reading a Wi-Fi system message, which allows attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted app.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2015-08-06 00:00
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