CVE-2014-1525

Mozilla: Use-after-free in the Text Track Manager for HTML video (MFSA 2014-39)

Published Apr 30, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 4.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
The mozilla::dom::TextTrack::AddCue function in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.26 does not properly perform garbage collection for Text Track Manager variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and heap memory corruption) via a crafted VIDEO element in an HTML document.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-1601 The mozilla::dom::TextTrack::AddCue function in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.26 does not properly perform garbage collection for Text Track Manager variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and heap memory corruption) via a crafted VIDEO element in an HTML document.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2185-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:42 AM
Reserved
Jan 16, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 30, 2014, 10:49 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:05 AM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Apr 29, 2014, 12:00 AM