Buffer overflow in the Speex resampler in the Web Audio subsystem in Mozilla Firefox…
Priority LOW 38CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the Speex resampler in the Web Audio subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 30.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a crafted AudioBuffer channel count and sample rate.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05298 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.3 | Vulnerable | Opensuse Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 29.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 Vulnerable ·Opensuse Project
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 29.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-1542
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c9fr-v3cp-6wrm
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-1542 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-1542 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c9fr-v3cp-6wrm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-1542 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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