CVE-2014-8640 (GCVE-0-2014-8640)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-01-14 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The mozilla::dom::AudioParamTimeline::AudioNodeInputValue function in the Web Audio API implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 does not properly restrict timeline operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized-memory read and application crash) via crafted API calls.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
16 references
Date Public
2015-01-13 00:00
{
"containers": {
"adp": [
{
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T13:26:02.156Z",
"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"shortName": "CVE"
},
"references": [
{
"name": "62242",
"tags": [
"third-party-advisory",
"x_refsource_SECUNIA",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62242"
},
{
"name": "1031533",
"tags": [
"vdb-entry",
"x_refsource_SECTRACK",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533"
},
{
"name": "openSUSE-SU-2015:0192",
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"x_refsource_SUSE",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_CONFIRM",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-05.html"
},
{
"name": "72045",
"tags": [
"vdb-entry",
"x_refsource_BID",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72045"
},
{
"name": "62250",
"tags": [
"third-party-advisory",
"x_refsource_SECUNIA",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62250"
},
{
"name": "SUSE-SU-2015:0173",
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"x_refsource_SUSE",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_CONFIRM",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1100409"
},
{
"name": "openSUSE-SU-2015:0077",
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"x_refsource_SUSE",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html"
},
{
"name": "62418",
"tags": [
"third-party-advisory",
"x_refsource_SECUNIA",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62418"
},
{
"name": "SUSE-SU-2015:0171",
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"x_refsource_SUSE",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html"
},
{
"name": "GLSA-201504-01",
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"x_refsource_GENTOO",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_CONFIRM",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html"
},
{
"name": "62790",
"tags": [
"third-party-advisory",
"x_refsource_SECUNIA",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62790"
},
{
"name": "firefox-cve20148640-info-disc(99960)",
"tags": [
"vdb-entry",
"x_refsource_XF",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99960"
},
{
"name": "SUSE-SU-2015:0180",
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"x_refsource_SUSE",
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html"
}
],
"title": "CVE Program Container"
}
],
"cna": {
"affected": [
{
"product": "n/a",
"vendor": "n/a",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "n/a"
}
]
}
],
"datePublic": "2015-01-13T00:00:00.000Z",
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "The mozilla::dom::AudioParamTimeline::AudioNodeInputValue function in the Web Audio API implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 does not properly restrict timeline operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized-memory read and application crash) via crafted API calls."
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"description": "n/a",
"lang": "en",
"type": "text"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2017-09-07T15:57:01.000Z",
"orgId": "f16b083a-5664-49f3-a51e-8d479e5ed7fe",
"shortName": "mozilla"
},
"references": [
{
"name": "62242",
"tags": [
"third-party-advisory",
"x_refsource_SECUNIA"
],
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62242"
},
{
"name": "1031533",
"tags": [
"vdb-entry",
"x_refsource_SECTRACK"
],
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533"
},
{
"name": "openSUSE-SU-2015:0192",
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"x_refsource_SUSE"
],
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_CONFIRM"
],
"url": "http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-05.html"
},
{
"name": "72045",
"tags": [
"vdb-entry",
"x_refsource_BID"
],
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72045"
},
{
"name": "62250",
"tags": [
"third-party-advisory",
"x_refsource_SECUNIA"
],
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62250"
},
{
"name": "SUSE-SU-2015:0173",
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"x_refsource_SUSE"
],
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_CONFIRM"
],
"url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1100409"
},
{
"name": "openSUSE-SU-2015:0077",
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"x_refsource_SUSE"
],
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html"
},
{
"name": "62418",
"tags": [
"third-party-advisory",
"x_refsource_SECUNIA"
],
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62418"
},
{
"name": "SUSE-SU-2015:0171",
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"x_refsource_SUSE"
],
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html"
},
{
"name": "GLSA-201504-01",
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"x_refsource_GENTOO"
],
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01"
},
{
"tags": [
"x_refsource_CONFIRM"
],
"url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html"
},
{
"name": "62790",
"tags": [
"third-party-advisory",
"x_refsource_SECUNIA"
],
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62790"
},
{
"name": "firefox-cve20148640-info-disc(99960)",
"tags": [
"vdb-entry",
"x_refsource_XF"
],
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99960"
},
{
"name": "SUSE-SU-2015:0180",
"tags": [
"vendor-advisory",
"x_refsource_SUSE"
],
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html"
}
],
"x_legacyV4Record": {
"CVE_data_meta": {
"ASSIGNER": "security@mozilla.org",
"ID": "CVE-2014-8640",
"STATE": "PUBLIC"
},
"affects": {
"vendor": {
"vendor_data": [
{
"product": {
"product_data": [
{
"product_name": "n/a",
"version": {
"version_data": [
{
"version_value": "n/a"
}
]
}
}
]
},
"vendor_name": "n/a"
}
]
}
},
"data_format": "MITRE",
"data_type": "CVE",
"data_version": "4.0",
"description": {
"description_data": [
{
"lang": "eng",
"value": "The mozilla::dom::AudioParamTimeline::AudioNodeInputValue function in the Web Audio API implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 does not properly restrict timeline operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized-memory read and application crash) via crafted API calls."
}
]
},
"problemtype": {
"problemtype_data": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "eng",
"value": "n/a"
}
]
}
]
},
"references": {
"reference_data": [
{
"name": "62242",
"refsource": "SECUNIA",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62242"
},
{
"name": "1031533",
"refsource": "SECTRACK",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533"
},
{
"name": "openSUSE-SU-2015:0192",
"refsource": "SUSE",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html"
},
{
"name": "http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-05.html",
"refsource": "CONFIRM",
"url": "http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-05.html"
},
{
"name": "72045",
"refsource": "BID",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72045"
},
{
"name": "62250",
"refsource": "SECUNIA",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62250"
},
{
"name": "SUSE-SU-2015:0173",
"refsource": "SUSE",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html"
},
{
"name": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1100409",
"refsource": "CONFIRM",
"url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1100409"
},
{
"name": "openSUSE-SU-2015:0077",
"refsource": "SUSE",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html"
},
{
"name": "62418",
"refsource": "SECUNIA",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62418"
},
{
"name": "SUSE-SU-2015:0171",
"refsource": "SUSE",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html"
},
{
"name": "GLSA-201504-01",
"refsource": "GENTOO",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01"
},
{
"name": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html",
"refsource": "CONFIRM",
"url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html"
},
{
"name": "62790",
"refsource": "SECUNIA",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62790"
},
{
"name": "firefox-cve20148640-info-disc(99960)",
"refsource": "XF",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99960"
},
{
"name": "SUSE-SU-2015:0180",
"refsource": "SUSE",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html"
}
]
}
}
}
},
"cveMetadata": {
"assignerOrgId": "f16b083a-5664-49f3-a51e-8d479e5ed7fe",
"assignerShortName": "mozilla",
"cveId": "CVE-2014-8640",
"datePublished": "2015-01-14T11:00:00.000Z",
"dateReserved": "2014-11-06T00:00:00.000Z",
"dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T13:26:02.156Z",
"state": "PUBLISHED"
},
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.1",
"vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
"epss": {
"cve": "CVE-2014-8640",
"date": "2026-09-14",
"epss": "0.02389",
"percentile": "0.83021"
},
"nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2014-8640\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"security@mozilla.org\",\"published\":\"2015-01-14T11:59:08.697\",\"lastModified\":\"2026-05-06T22:30:45.220\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"The mozilla::dom::AudioParamTimeline::AudioNodeInputValue function in the Web Audio API implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 does not properly restrict timeline operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized-memory read and application crash) via crafted API calls.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"La funci\u00f3n mozilla::dom::AudioParamTimeline::AudioNodeInputValue en la implementaci\u00f3n de API Web Audio en Mozilla Firefox anterior a 35.0 y SeaMonkey anterior a 2.32 no restringe correctamente las operaciones de l\u00edneas de tiempos, lo que permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (lectura de memoria no inicializada y ca\u00edda de la aplicaci\u00f3n) via crafted API calls.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P\",\"baseScore\":5.0,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"exploitabilityScore\":10.0,\"impactScore\":2.9,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-362\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionEndIncluding\":\"34.0.5\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"48BDA1BA-1A04-4CD5-850A-0AB5990DAEA1\"}]}]},{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"A10BC294-9196-425F-9FB0-B1625465B47F\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"03117DF1-3BEC-4B8D-AD63-DBBDB2126081\"}]}]},{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionEndIncluding\":\"2.31\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"1E929387-65C1-4D6E-976D-8DB6EEBDD58A\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html\",\"source\":\"security@mozilla.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html\",\"source\":\"security@mozilla.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html\",\"source\":\"security@mozilla.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html\",\"source\":\"security@mozilla.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html\",\"source\":\"security@mozilla.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/62242\",\"source\":\"security@mozilla.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/62250\",\"source\":\"security@mozilla.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/62418\",\"source\":\"security@mozilla.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/62790\",\"source\":\"security@mozilla.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-05.html\",\"source\":\"security@mozilla.org\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html\",\"source\":\"security@mozilla.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72045\",\"source\":\"security@mozilla.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533\",\"source\":\"security@mozilla.org\"},{\"url\":\"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1100409\",\"source\":\"security@mozilla.org\"},{\"url\":\"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99960\",\"source\":\"security@mozilla.org\"},{\"url\":\"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01\",\"source\":\"security@mozilla.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/62242\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/62250\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/62418\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/62790\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-05.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72045\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1100409\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99960\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}]}}",
"redhat_vex": {
"aggregate_severity": "Low",
"current_release_date": "2025-11-21T12:23:05+00:00",
"cve": "CVE-2014-8640",
"id": "CVE-2014-8640",
"initial_release_date": "2014-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
"product_status:known_not_affected": "8",
"source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
"status": "final",
"title": "Mozilla: Read of uninitialized memory in Web Audio (MFSA 2015-05)",
"url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2014/cve-2014-8640.json",
"version": "3"
}
}
}
Loading…
Loading…
Experimental. This forecast is provided for visualization only and may change without notice. Do not use it for operational decisions.
Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Loading…
The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Loading…
Loading…