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Medium
CVE-2015-4506
Buffer overflow in the vp9_init_context_buffers function in libvpx, as used...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in the vp9_init_context_buffers function in libvpx, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted VP9 file.
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/2015-10/msg00004.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1192226
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00005.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2754-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-4
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-3
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1834.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-2
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033640
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3365
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76816
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00000.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-1
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-101.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 38.0, 38.0.1, 38.0.5, 38.1.0, 38.1.1, 38.2.0, 38.2.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 24th, 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.