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MFSA2014-54 Firefox: Buffer overflow in Gamepad API (CVE-2014-1543)

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MFSA2014-54 Firefox: Buffer overflow in Gamepad API (CVE-2014-1543)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/11/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/16/2014
Modified
04/05/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-30_0

References

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