Fluid Attacks Database

Description

The decrease_ref_count function in libvpx in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via malformed WebM video data.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected version	Patched versions
debian 14	libvpx	>=0 <1.4.0-1	1.4.0-1
debian 11	libvpx	>=0 <1.4.0-1	1.4.0-1
debian 12	libvpx	>=0 <1.4.0-1	1.4.0-1
debian 13	libvpx	>=0 <1.4.0-1	1.4.0-1
rpm rhel7	firefox	<0:38.2.0-4.el7_1	0:38.2.0-4.el7_1
rpm rhel5	firefox	<0:38.2.0-4.el5_11	0:38.2.0-4.el5_11
rpm rhel6	firefox	<0:38.2.0-4.el6_7	0:38.2.0-4.el6_7

Aliases

1. CVE-2015-44862. NVD-2015-44863. OSV-DEBIAN-2015-44864. OSV-2015-44865. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2015-4486

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