Mozilla: Read of uninitialized memory in Web Audio (MFSA 2015-05)
Published Jan 14, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.39%
Description
The mozilla::dom::AudioParamTimeline::AudioNodeInputValue function in the Web Audio API implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 does not properly restrict timeline operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized-memory read and application crash) via crafted API calls.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
firefox
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the version of firefox and thunderbird as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.
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:N/I:N/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.39% (0.02389) | 83.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.39% (0.02389) | 81.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.14% (0.01140) | 76.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.49% (0.03492) | 79.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.14% (0.01140) | 76.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.80% (0.04803) | 93.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 5.40% (0.05401) | 93.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.37% (0.05367) | 91.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62242 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62250 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62418 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62790 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-05.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-05.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72045 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8640 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1100409 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180970 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99960 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8640
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8640
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