Mozilla: Buffer overflow when using non-XBL object as XBL (MFSA 2014-38)
Published Apr 30, 2014
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 7.75%
Description
The nsXBLProtoImpl::InstallImplementation function in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5, Thunderbird before 24.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.26 does not properly check whether objects are XBL objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via crafted JavaScript code that accesses a non-XBL object as if it were an XBL object.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 12.04
- 12.10
- 13.10
- 14.04
Configuration 3
- 7.0
- 8.0
Configuration 4
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 6.5
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 6.5
- 6.5
- 6.5
- 5.0
- 6.0
Configuration 5
- 11.4
- 12.3
- 13.1
- 10
- 11
Configuration 6
- 19
- 20
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:24.5.0-1.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0448
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird-0:24.5.0-1.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0449
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox-0:24.5.0-1.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0448
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird-0:24.5.0-1.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0449
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:24.5.0-1.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0448 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird-0:24.5.0-1.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0449 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox-0:24.5.0-1.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0448 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird-0:24.5.0-1.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0449 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.75% (0.07749) | 94.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.54% (0.07543) | 93.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.41% (0.06412) | 90.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.29% (0.14294) | 90.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.41% (0.06412) | 90.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.79% (0.01792) | 88.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 1.79% (0.01792) | 87.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 1.39% (0.01394) | 84.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.47% (0.01465) | 84.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.31% (0.07312) | 92.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.31% (0.07312) | 91.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.31% (0.07312) | 80.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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