CVE-2014-1540 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the nsEventListenerManager::CompileEventHandlerInternal function within Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 30.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through heap memory corruption by enticing a user to visit crafted web content. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it has not been widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 29.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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.