CVE-2014-1550 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a use-after-free flaw in Firefox and Thunderbird triggered by incorrect Web Audio message ordering.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-1550?
CVE-2014-1550 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 23 Jul 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the MediaInputPort class in Mozilla Firefox before 31.0 and Thunderbird before 31.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) by leveraging incorrect Web Audio control-message ordering.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1550?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1550?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2014-1550 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1550 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xprg-g3m2-wcjv, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1550.