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CVE-2014-1497

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 2.83%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-03-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It affects Firefox. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2014-1497
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
2.83%
Firefox

Original NVD Description

The mozilla::WaveReader::DecodeAudioData function in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash), or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WAV file.