firefox: Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the navigator.getGamepads function in the Gamepad API (MFSA 2014-54)
Published Jun 11, 2014
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.79%
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the navigator.getGamepads function in the Gamepad API in Mozilla Firefox before 30.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using non-contiguous axes with a (1) physical or (2) virtual Gamepad device.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the version of firefox as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
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 2, 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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.79% (0.03788) | 89.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.75% (0.03753) | 88.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.40% (0.03404) | 86.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.76% (0.08758) | 87.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.40% (0.03404) | 86.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 28.12% (0.28122) | 97.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 28.12% (0.28122) | 96.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 6, 2023 | 24.71% (0.24708) | 96.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 24.59% (0.24589) | 96.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2023 | 18.96% (0.18962) | 95.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 19.16% (0.19163) | 95.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00040.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59171 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59387 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59486 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59866 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-54.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67969 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030388 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1543 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1011859 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1108682 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1543
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1543
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