Mozilla Firefox 39 MPEG4 Movie libstagefright numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox 39. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library libstagefright of the component MPEG4 Movie Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to numeric error. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-4496. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 39 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality in the library libstagefright of the component MPEG4 Movie Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple integer overflows in libstagefright in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted sample metadata in an MPEG-4 video file.

The weakness was disclosed 08/12/2015 as MFSA 2015-93 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-4496 since 06/10/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83439 (Firefox < 38.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 40 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (105571), Tenable (83439) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51974†). The entries VDB-77096, VDB-77095, VDB-77094 and VDB-77093 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 83439
Nessus Name: Firefox < 38.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 803605
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 May15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 40

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-93
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4496 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4496
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77092
X-Force: 105571 - Mozilla Firefox libstagefright library code execution
SecurityFocus: 53309
Vulnerability Center: 51974 - Mozilla Firefox <38 Remote DoS in Libstagefright Implementation - CVE-2015-4496, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2015 10:56
Updated: 06/09/2022 14:38
Changes: 08/14/2015 10:56 (61), 10/14/2017 11:30 (11), 06/09/2022 14:38 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:BA2:103

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