Is CVE-2014-1497 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-1497 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-1497?

CVE-2014-1497 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-1497?

CVE-2014-1497 has an EPSS score of 2.83% (85th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1497?

Upgrade DeveloperEdition to 28.0 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-1497

HIGHEPSS 85th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The mozilla::WaveReader::DecodeAudioData function in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash), or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WAV file.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

DeveloperEditionWindows application

Affected:28.0Fixed in:28.0Mozilla

Affected:24.0 24.4Fixed in:24.4Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application

Affected:24.0 24.4Fixed in:24.4Mozilla

Affected:28.0Fixed in:28.0Mozilla

Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US)Windows application

Affected:24.4Fixed in:24.4Mozilla

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.83%probability of exploitation in 30 days

85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

bugzilla.mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory1

mozilla.org

Third-Party Advisory12

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.