What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-1525?

CVE-2014-1525 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (Critical). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.9%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-1525?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2014-1525. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Firefox CVE-2014-1525

CRITICAL

Use After Free (CWE-416)

2014-04-30 security@mozilla.org

Memory Corruption Denial Of Service Use After Free Mozilla Buffer Overflow RCE Firefox Seamonkey Ubuntu Linux Opensuse Fedora

9.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

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9.3 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 30, 2014 - 10:49 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.3

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Opensuse, Fedoraproject Fedora. Version information: before 29.0.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.