9.3

CVE-2015-4480: canonical ubuntu_linux Numeric Errors

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-4480
Published 16-08-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-4480 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 5.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 9.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.17%
0%100%
Low · -0.55 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 3

Timeline

  1. 16-08-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

5.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.55 pp

From 5.71% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Canonical1 product
Mozilla1 product
  • firefox≤ 39.0.3 | 38.0 | 38.0.1 | 38.0.5 | 38.1.0
Opensuse1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • firefox< 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

4 vendors · 4 products

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