CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-4485

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the resize_context_buffers function in libvpx in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed WebM video data.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code remotely, posing a significant security risk to systems using the affected versions of the browser.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Mozilla Firefox to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the resize_context_buffers function in libvpx in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed WebM video data.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS