Out-of-Bounds Affecting libvpx package, versions <1.4.0-4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
18.92% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-LIBVPX-5685737
  • published24 Sept 2015
  • disclosed24 Sept 2015

Introduced: 24 Sep 2015

CVE-2015-4506  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 libvpx to version 1.4.0-4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvpx package and not the libvpx package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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