CVE-2014-1525
The mozilla::dom::TextTrack::AddCue function in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.26 does not properly perform garbage collection for Text Track Manager variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The mozilla::dom::TextTrack::AddCue function in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.26 does not properly perform garbage collection for Text Track Manager variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and heap memory corruption) via a crafted VIDEO element in an HTML document.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.41% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416, CWE-787
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/seamonkey · canonical/ubuntu linux · opensuse/opensuse · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132437.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59866Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-39.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030163Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030164Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2185-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=989210Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132437.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59866Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-39.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030163Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030164Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2185-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=989210Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.