CVE-2015-4506

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in the vp9_init_context_buffers function in libvpx, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted VP9 file.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 24, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-4506: Medium severity, CVSS 6.8 | Vulnix