CVE-2015-4509 Affecting firefox package, versions <41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
22.4% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-FIREFOX-424569
  • published24 Sept 2015
  • disclosed24 Sept 2015

Introduced: 24 Sep 2015

CVE-2015-4509  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 firefox to version 41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the HTMLVideoElement interface in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted JavaScript code that modifies the URI table of a media element, aka ZDI-CAN-3176.

CVSS Scores

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