CVE-2014-1593

Mozilla: Buffer overflow while parsing media content (MFSA 2014-88)

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Severity

Critical

Red Hat Product Security

6.8

CVSS 2.0

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Published · December 2, 2014

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the mozilla::FileBlockCache::Read function in Mozilla Firefox before 34.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.3, Thunderbird before 31.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.31 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted media content.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')