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9.3
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2014-1549
Mozilla Firefox Audio Buffer Overflow Arbitrary Code Execution
Description

The mozilla::dom::AudioBufferSourceNodeEngine::CopyFromInputBuffer function in Mozilla Firefox before 31.0 and Thunderbird before 31.0 does not properly allocate Web Audio buffer memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via crafted audio content that is improperly handled during playback buffering.

INFO

Published Date :

July 23, 2014, 11:12 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-1549 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla thunderbird
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by updating the affected Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird installations.
  • Upgrade Firefox to version 31.0 or later.
  • Upgrade Thunderbird to version 31.0 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-1549.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/59760
http://secunia.com/advisories/60628
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-57.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68820
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030619
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030620
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1020205
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
http://secunia.com/advisories/59760
http://secunia.com/advisories/60628
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-57.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68820
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030619
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030620
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1020205
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-1549 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-1549 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-1549 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59760
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60628
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-57.html
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68820
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030619
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030620
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1020205
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030620 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030619 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60628 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59760 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 16, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68820
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.17 }} -8.56%

score

0.82817

percentile