Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2015-4506

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.049 (91.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Mozilla Firefox — versions 38.0, 38.0.1, 38.0.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)