HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2015-4480

Ubuntu Linux vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
5.7%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
Integer overflow in the stagefright::SampleTable::isValid 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 crafted MPEG-4 video data with H.264 encoding.
Affected vendor
Canonical
Affected product
Ubuntu Linux
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2015-08-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-4480

  • Confirm whether Canonical Ubuntu Linux is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-4480.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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