CVE-2014-1497

Publication date 18 March 2014

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 13.10 saucy
Fixed 28.0+build2-0ubuntu0.13.10.1
12.10 quantal
Fixed 28.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.10.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 28.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
thunderbird 13.10 saucy
Fixed 1:24.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.13.10.2
12.10 quantal
Fixed 1:24.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.10.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1:24.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2151-1
    • Thunderbird vulnerabilities
    • 21 March 2014
    • USN-2150-1
    • Firefox vulnerabilities
    • 18 March 2014

Other references