CVE-2015-4477

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the MediaStream playback feature in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified use of the Web Audio API.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.07% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-81.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-3	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1179484
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00089.html	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-2	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-1	vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-4477?: CVE-2015-4477 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-4477?: To fix CVE-2015-4477, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-4477 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2015-4477 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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