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CVE-2015-0829 json

Buffer overflow in libstagefright in Mozilla Firefox before 36.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MP4 video…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-0842

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.1%
EPSS 6.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in libstagefright in Mozilla Firefox before 36.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MP4 video that is improperly handled during playback.

Patch / fix

  • firefox Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0829

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-0829 updated cvss 6.8

Mozilla: Buffer overflow in libstagefright during MP4 video playback (MFSA 2015-17)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 firefox, thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 firefox, thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 firefox
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

6.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

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

References

Sources

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