CVE-2014-1497

8.8 HIGH

Published: March 19, 2014 Modified: November 25, 2025

Description

The mozilla::WaveReader::DecodeAudioData function in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash), or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WAV file.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00022.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00016.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0310.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0316.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2881

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2911

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-17.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66423

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2151-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=966311

Source: security@mozilla.org

Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.html