Mozilla: Buffer overflow during CSS manipulation (MFSA 2014-75)
Published Oct 15, 2014
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.09%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsTransformedTextRun function in Mozilla Firefox before 33.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.2, and Thunderbird 31.x before 31.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences that trigger changes to capitalization style.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 31.0
- 31.1.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:31.2.0-3.el5_11
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1635
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox-0:31.2.0-3.el6_6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1635
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
firefox-0:31.2.0-3.el7_0
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1635
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xulrunner-0:31.2.0-1.el7_0
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1635
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:31.2.0-3.el5_11 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1635 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox-0:31.2.0-3.el6_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1635 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox-0:31.2.0-3.el7_0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1635 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xulrunner-0:31.2.0-1.el7_0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1635 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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 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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.09% (0.05087) | 92.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.99% (0.04991) | 91.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.67% (0.04667) | 88.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.61% (0.13605) | 90.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.67% (0.04667) | 88.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 18, 2025 | 21.03% (0.21033) | 96.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 26.47% (0.26467) | 96.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2024 | 23.39% (0.23393) | 96.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 20.36% (0.20362) | 96.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 20.26% (0.20258) | 95.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 11.48% (0.11479) | 94.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2023 | 11.61% (0.11614) | 94.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.99% (0.10994) | 94.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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