Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2014-1523

Heap-based buffer overflow in the read_u32 function in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5, Thunderbird before 24.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG image.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.032 (87.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2014-1523: held from 0.032 to 0.032.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-1523?
CVE-2014-1523 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2014-04-30.
How severe is CVE-2014-1523?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.