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CVE-2014-1549

The mozilla::dom::AudioBufferSourceNodeEngine::CopyFromInputBuffer function in Mozilla Firefox before 31.0 and Thunderbird before 31.0 does not properly allocate Web Audio buffer memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via crafted audio content that is improperly handled during playback buffering.

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Severity

N/A

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0314 (3.1%)
Percentile: 87.0%
EPSS: 2026-05-06

Affects

mozilla:firefoxmozilla:thunderbird

Technical description

The mozilla::dom::AudioBufferSourceNodeEngine::CopyFromInputBuffer function in Mozilla Firefox before 31.0 and Thunderbird before 31.0 does not properly allocate Web Audio buffer memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via crafted audio content that is improperly handled during playback buffering.

Published: 7/23/2014, 11:12:42 AM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM

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