CVE-2015-4485 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the libvpx library, affecting Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2, as well as other products from Canonical, OpenSUSE, and Oracle. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing users to process specially crafted WebM video data. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication or user interaction, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is confirmed, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 87/100 and media coverage indicate significant potential risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 39.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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