CVE-2015-4475
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The mozilla::AudioSink function in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 mishandles inconsistent sample formats within MP3 audio data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a malformed file.
Find out more about CVE-2015-4475 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:1586 | 2015-08-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:1586 | 2015-08-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2015:1586 | 2015-08-11 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Aki Helin as the original reporter.External References
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