CVE-2014-1547
CVE-2014-1547 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 2.0 base score 10.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 6% (92nd percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Mozilla Firefox
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 31.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.7, and Thunderbird before 24.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-1547?
- Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 31.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.7, and Thunderbird before 24.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
- How severe is CVE-2014-1547?
- CVE-2014-1547 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated critical severity.
- Is CVE-2014-1547 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 6% (92nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2014-1547?
- CVE-2014-1547 primarily affects Mozilla Firefox. In total, 20 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2014-1547?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2014-1547 published?
- CVE-2014-1547 was published on 2014-07-23 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0918.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59591
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59719
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59760
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60083
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60306
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60486
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60621
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60628
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2986
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2996
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-56.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68811
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030619
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030620
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1012694
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1019684
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1024765
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=985070
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
Affected products (20)
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:24.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:24.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:24.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:24.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:24.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:24.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:24.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:24.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:24.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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