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CVE-2015-4475

Mozilla: Out-of-bounds read with malformed MP3 file (MFSA 2015-80)

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.1

CVSS 2.0

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Published · August 11, 2015

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

The mozilla::AudioSink function in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 mishandles inconsistent sample formats within MP3 audio data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a malformed file.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 5.1
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read