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CVE-2015-4480 json

Integer overflow in the stagefright::SampleTable::isValid function in libstagefright in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x be…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-4500

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.2%
EPSS 5.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in the stagefright::SampleTable::isValid 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 crafted MPEG-4 video data with H.264 encoding.

Patch / fix

  • firefox Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4480

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  • firefox RHEL 5 38.2.0-4.el5_11
  • firefox RHEL 6 38.2.0-4.el6_7
  • firefox RHEL 7 38.2.0-4.el7_1

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1586

  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 45.5.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-4480 updated cvss 6.8

Mozilla: Overflow issues in libstagefright (MFSA 2015-83)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox 38.2.0-4.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox 38.2.0-4.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7
    +9 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1, firefox 38.2.0-4.ael7b_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1586
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 thunderbird
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

5.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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