CVE-2014-1541
Use-after-free vulnerability in the RefreshDriverTimer::TickDriver function in the SMIL Animation Controller in Mozilla Firefox before 30.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.6, and Thunderbird before 24.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.75%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the RefreshDriverTimer::TickDriver function in the SMIL Animation Controller in Mozilla Firefox before 30.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.6, and Thunderbird before 24.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via crafted web content.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.75% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/thunderbird · mozilla/firefox · mozilla/firefox esr
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
EPSS 3.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0741.html
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0742.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00040.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00004.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0741.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0742.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58984
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59052
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59149
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59150
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59165
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59169
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59170
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59171
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59229
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59275
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59328
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59377
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59425
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59486
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59866
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2955
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2960
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-52.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67979
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.