CVE-2014-1542: Buffer overflow in the Speex resampler in the Web Audio subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 30.0 allows rem...

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CVE-2014-1542 is a memory corruption flaw in Firefox’s audio processing. A malicious web page could potentially make a vulnerable browser process crafted audio data and run code with the user’s browser privileges. The provided sources identify Firefox before 30.0. No provided source confirms active exploitation. Exposure is most likely in legacy systems running Mozilla Firefox before 30.0 or downstream packaged versions referenced by Linux vendor advisories. Modern supported browsers should not be affected if fully updated, but embedded, frozen, or long-retired desktop images may still carry exposure. Prioritize remediation where old Firefox builds can browse the web or open untrusted HTML. The business risk is code execution from malicious content, but urgency is mainly for legacy estate cleanup because this is a 2014 issue with no provided evidence of current exploitation. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Firefox to version 30.0 or later, preferably a current supported release.; Apply relevant distribution vendor updates for openSUSE, Ubuntu, Gentoo, or other packaged Firefox builds.; Retire or isolate legacy systems that cannot receive browser security updates..

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Jun 14, 2026, 14:16 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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