CVE-2015-4486

critical
Published 2015-08-16 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
10.0

Description

The decrease_ref_count function in libvpx in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via malformed WebM video data.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-4486

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@mozilla.org — http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-89.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1.4.0-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1.4.0-1
debian debianforkyfixed1.4.0-1
debian debiansidfixed1.4.0-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1.4.0-1
ubuntu ubuntu12.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu14.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu15.04affected
suse suse13.1affected
suse suse13.2affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
mozillafirefox{"endIncluding":"39.0.3"}
mozillafirefox38.0
mozillafirefox38.0.1
mozillafirefox38.0.5
mozillafirefox38.1.0

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.