CVE-2014-1488

CRITICAL

The Web workers implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving termination of a worker process that ...

Affects 8 products across 5 vendors.

CVSS 2.010.0
EPSS7.2%
Percentile94th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity.
◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

This vulnerability was disclosed in 2014. A critical vulnerability affects Canonical systems (CVE-2014-1488). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.

BSID: BS-2014-GLOBAL-296888-C • Model: rule-based-v1 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2014-1488?
This vulnerability was disclosed in 2014. A critical vulnerability affects Canonical systems (CVE-2014-1488). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-1488?
CVE-2014-1488 has CVSS 10.0 (Critical). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS: 7.2%.
Is CVE-2014-1488 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2014-1488 as of 2026-09-25.
How do I remediate CVE-2014-1488?
Priority: MEDIUM. Advisory: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-11.html PSIRT: [email protected]
What systems are affected by CVE-2014-1488?
CVE-2014-1488 affects Canonical Ubuntu Linux; Mozilla Firefox, Seamonkey; Opensuse Opensuse; Oracle Solaris; Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit, Linux Enterprise Server, Linux Enterprise Desktop.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2014-1488
BSIDBS-2014-GLOBAL-296888-C BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published2014-02-06
Last Modified2026-06-17
ICS Relevance0%
SourceNVD
Official Description

The Web workers implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving termination of a worker process that has performed a cross-thread object-passing operation in conjunction with use of asm.js.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Vulnerability details: The Web workers implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving termination of a worker process that has performed a cross-thread object-passing operation in conjunction with use of asm.js. CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Exploitation Likelihood: LOW

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 12.10 13.10
Mozilla Firefox < 27.0
Mozilla Seamonkey < 2.24
Opensuse Opensuse 12.3 13.1
Oracle Solaris 11.3
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
Remediation
View Vendor Advisory →

Remediation Priority: MEDIUM

Vendor PSIRT: [email protected]
Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 4635 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Modelrule-based-v1
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash421d32f13b7d81af4d46b14a15c13377379d05a21bcbfbfb9e268928d23e36bd54874c0e1d00c842285ac7c680303bc1ec524e4decf2c85031de300aa8b2285a
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