Out-of-Bounds Affecting firefox package, versions <0:38.2.0-4.0.1.el7_1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
1.77% (89th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2500033
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 16 Aug 2015
Introduced: 16 Aug 2015
CVE-2015-4486 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:38.2.0-4.0.1.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-1586.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Oracle.
See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2015-4486.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-1586.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1586.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-89.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-3
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178148
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
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