Out-of-bounds Read in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2014-1497
The mozilla::WaveReader::DecodeAudioData function in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap me…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.005 (66.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Seamonkey
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 12.10, 13.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Opensuse — versions 11.4, 12.3, 13.1
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 6.5
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 6.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 66423 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- RHSA-2014:0310 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- DSA-2911 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- GLSA-201504-01 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- SUSE-SU-2014:0418 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- USN-2151-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- DSA-2881 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-1497?
- CVE-2014-1497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2014-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2014-1497?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.