CVE-2014-1512

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the TypeObject class in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering extensive memory consumption while garbage collection is occurring, as demonstrated by improper handling of BumpChunk objects.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 19, 2014
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-1512: Critical severity, CVSS 10.0 | Vulnix