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Critical
CVE-2015-4486
The decrease_ref_count function in libvpx in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-3
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-89.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1586.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-2
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178148
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html
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ubuntu linux, opensuse, firefox, solaris
Vulnerable Versions:
12.04, 14.04, 15.04, 13.1, 13.2, 0, 38.0, 38.0.1, 38.0.5, 38.1.0, 11.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 16th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.