UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4511

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4511

    Published: 23 Sept 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-4511
    Aliases:
    USN-2754-1

    Summary:

    Details: Heap-based buffer overflow in the nestegg_track_codec_data function in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted header in a WebM video.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4511, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-105/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2754-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4511

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: firefox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    24.0+build1-0ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High