CVE-2014-1540

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsEventListenerManager::CompileEventHandlerInternal function in the Event Listener Manager in Mozilla Firefox before 30.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via crafted web content.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.39%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00040.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67978	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/59387	third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-51.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030388	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/59052	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59866	third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2243-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59171	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59486	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=978862

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1540?: CVE-2014-1540 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1540?: To fix CVE-2014-1540, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-1540 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-1540 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.