CVE-2014-1565 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read sensitive memory or crash the browser via crafted Web Audio API calls in Firefox and Thunderbird.

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-2014-1565?

CVE-2014-1565 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 3 Sep 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

The mozilla::dom::AudioEventTimeline function in the Web Audio API implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 32.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.1, and Thunderbird 31.x before 31.1 does not properly create audio timelines, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted API calls.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1565?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1565?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-1565 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1565 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4444-m42x-r3q8, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1565.

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