CVE-2015-4506

Published: Sep 24, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (8)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Up to 40.0.3

Configuration B

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0.5
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.1.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.1.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.2.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.2.1

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 (36)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00000.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00003.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00004.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00005.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00007.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

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

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1834.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3365

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-101.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

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

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76816

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033640

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-2

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-3

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-4

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2754-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1192226

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00000.html

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

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00003.html

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

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00004.html

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

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00005.html

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

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00007.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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1834.html

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

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3365

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

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-101.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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76816

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

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033640

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

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-1

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

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-2

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

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-3

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

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2743-4

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

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2754-1

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

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1192226

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

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