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CVE-2014-1549

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-1549 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mozilla::dom::AudioBufferSourceNodeEngine::CopyFromInputBuffer function within Mozilla Firefox before version 31.0 and Thunderbird before version 31.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through crafted Web Audio content during playback buffering. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 30.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 24.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
24.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
24.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:24.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
24.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
5.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0564 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Vendor Patches (1)

mozillavendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-1549Moderate

Mozilla: Buffer overflow during Web Audio buffering for playback (MFSA 2014-57)

Jul 22, 2014

References

bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/59760
secunia.com / advisories/60628
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201504-01
mozilla.org / security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-57.html
Vendor Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
securityfocus.com / bid/68820
securitytracker.com / id/1030619
securitytracker.com / id/1030620