Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 16, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-4493
CVE-2015-4493
Description
Heap-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.
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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=39.0.3
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <40.0
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 50.1.0-1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 50.1.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.5.1-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-83.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1586.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3333nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-3nvd
- hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/a674c7019cb5nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06nvd
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