Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2015-4511
Heap-based buffer overflow in the nestegg_track_codec_data function in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted header in a WebM video.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 38.0, 38.0.1, 38.0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2754-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-105.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1834.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033640 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3365 (vendor-advisory)