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CVE-2014-1522

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-1522 describes a critical out-of-bounds read vulnerability within the Web Audio subsystem of Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey, specifically in the mozilla::dom::OscillatorNodeEngine::ComputeCustom function. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, corrupt memory, or trigger a denial of service via specially crafted web content. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it represents a high-severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
12.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0542 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

mozillapatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-1522Important

Mozilla: Web Audio memory corruption issues (MFSA 2014-36)

Apr 29, 2014

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132437.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00010.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00033.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/59866
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201504-01
Third Party Advisory
mozilla.org / security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-36.html
Vendor Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1030163
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1030164
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2185-1
Third Party Advisory