10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2014-1562
Mozilla Firefox Browser Engine Unspecified Remote Code Execution (RCE) and Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 32.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.8 and 31.x before 31.1, and Thunderbird 24.x before 24.8 and 31.x before 31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 3, 2014, 10:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-1562 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 firefox_esr
3 Mozilla thunderbird
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
A vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird allows for potential remote code execution or denial-of-service attacks.
  • Update Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird, or related packages to the latest versions.
  • If using a Linux distribution, use the package manager to update the affected packages.
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-2014-1562.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00012.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00024.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00011.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60148
http://secunia.com/advisories/60186
http://secunia.com/advisories/61114
http://secunia.com/advisories/61390
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3018
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3028
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-67.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69519
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030793
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030794
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1054359
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00012.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00024.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00011.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60148
http://secunia.com/advisories/60186
http://secunia.com/advisories/61114
http://secunia.com/advisories/61390
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3018
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3028
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-67.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69519
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030793
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030794
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1054359
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-2014-1562 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-1562 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-1562 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00003.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00005.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00007.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00012.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00024.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00011.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60148
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60186
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/61114
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/61390
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3018
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3028
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-67.html
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69519
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030793
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030794
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1054359
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:24.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:24.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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/1030794 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030793 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69519 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/61390 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/61114 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60186 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60148 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 24, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html [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]

    Mar. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00024.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00003.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00011.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3018
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3028
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00007.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00005.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00012.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 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: 10
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.

1.01 }} -2.70%

score

0.75122

percentile