Mozilla Firefox up to 28.0.1 Web Audio ComputeCustom memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 28.0.1. Affected by this issue is the function mozilla::dom::OscillatorNodeEngine::ComputeCustom of the component Web Audio. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-1522. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 28.0.1 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function mozilla::dom::OscillatorNodeEngine::ComputeCustom of the component Web Audio. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The mozilla::dom::OscillatorNodeEngine::ComputeCustom function in the Web Audio subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read, memory corruption, and application crash) via crafted content.

The weakness was released 04/29/2014 by Ash as MFSA2014-36 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-1522 since 01/16/2014. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73848 (Fedora 19 : firefox-29.0-5.fc19 / thunderbird-24.5.0-1.fc19 / xulrunner-29.0-1.fc19 (2014-5829)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166971 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Mozilla Firefox (openSUSE-SU-2014:0599-1)).

Upgrading to version 29.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92850), Tenable (73848), SecurityFocus (BID 67127†), Secunia (SA58344†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030165†). bugzilla.mozilla.org is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-13101, VDB-13100, VDB-13099 and VDB-13098. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Mozilla Firefox up to 28.0.1
  • Mozilla Seamonkey up to 2.25

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 73848
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : firefox-29.0-5.fc19 / thunderbird-24.5.0-1.fc19 / xulrunner-29.0-1.fc19 (2014-5829)
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OpenVAS ID: 841802
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for firefox USN-2185-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 29.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-36
Researcher: Ash
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1522 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1522
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13091

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X-Force: 92850 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Web Audio code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 67127 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey CVE-2014-1522 Out of Bounds Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 58344 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird / SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030165 - Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 44352 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Code Execution via a Crafted Content - CVE-2014-1522, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/30/2014 21:26
Updated: 05/12/2026 08:13
Changes: 04/30/2014 21:26 (89), 01/31/2018 09:52 (6), 06/19/2021 07:39 (2), 05/12/2026 08:13 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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