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CVE-2014-1545: Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime: Buffer overflow

CVE-2014-1545 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) before 4.10.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via vectors involving the sprintf and console functions.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
  • Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
  • Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

  • Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime: up to and including 4.10.5; 4.1.1; 4.1.2; 4.2; 4.2.2; 4.3; 4.4.1; 4.5.1; 4.6; 4.6.1; 4.6.2; 4.6.3

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