CVE-2015-4493

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-4493
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermozilla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-16 01:59:21 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the stagefright::ESDS::parseESDescriptor function in libstagefright in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid size field in an esds chunk in MPEG-4 video data, a related issue to CVE-2015-1539.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
mozilla-central: changeset 254860:a674c7019cb567bd4f8696d274b6fbf146363a65 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.mozilla.org
USN-2702-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Overflow issues in libstagefright — Mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
USN-2702-2: Ubufox update | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1389-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-06) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
1186718 – (CVE-2015-4493) Stagefright: heap-buffer-overflow crash [@stagefright::ESDS::parseESDescriptor] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1390-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3333-1 iceweasel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
USN-2702-3: Firefox regression | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
openSUSE-SU-2015:1454-1: moderate: Security update for MozillaThunderbir af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2015:1453-1: moderate: Security update for MozillaThunderbir af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
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