CVE-2015-4486
critical
CVSS v3
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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
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-4486
Vendor advisory: security@mozilla.org — http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-89.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.4.0-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.4.0-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.4.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.4.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.4.0-1 |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 15.04 | affected | |
| suse | 13.1 | affected | |
| suse | 13.2 | affected | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1586.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-89.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-3
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178148
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-4486
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.