CVE-2015-4486

Published: Aug 16, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

10.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (11)

Products: Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Opensuse: Opensuse · Mozilla: Firefox · +1 more

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Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Opensuse: Opensuse · Mozilla: Firefox · Oracle: Solaris

1 product

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 15.04
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2

Configuration B

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Up to 39.0.3
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0.5
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.1.0

Configuration C

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Oracle Solaris	Version 11.3

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (32)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1586.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-89.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-2

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-3

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178148

Source: security@mozilla.org

Issue Tracking

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1586.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-89.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178148

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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