CVE-2015-4493

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 16, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-4493: Critical severity, CVSS 9.3 | Vulnix