# CVE-2015-7213: Integer overflow in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted MP4 file due to an integer overflow in Firefox's media handling.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Dec 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9wfv-5vpr-64rx, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7213

## What is CVE-2015-7213?

CVE-2015-7213 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 16 Dec 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Integer overflow in the MPEG4Extractor::readMetaData function in MPEG4Extractor.cpp in libstagefright in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.5 on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MP4 video file that triggers a buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-189

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7213?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Mozilla Firefox, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-7213?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-7213 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7213 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2024-4577](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4577/): PHP-CGI OS Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-39226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39226/): Grafana Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-5544](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5544/): VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS OpenSLP Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-4947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4947/): Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-4671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4671/): Google Chromium Visuals Use-After-Free (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-7213 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-7213 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 16 Dec 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7213 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7213/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7213/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7213
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7213
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-7213

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7213/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.