CVE-2015-4486

Publication date 11 August 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
firefox	15.04 vivid	Fixed 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2702-1
Firefox vulnerabilities
11 August 2015

Other references

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-89/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4486