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critical 10.0

CVE-2014-1545 json

Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) before 4.10.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-…

published 2014-06-11 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-1621

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.3%
EPSS 6.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • nspr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:4.10.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1545

  • nspr Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2:4.10.2-1ubuntu1.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1545

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  • nss RHEL 6 3.16.1-4.el6_5
  • nspr RHEL 6 4.10.6-1.el6_5
  • nss-util RHEL 6 3.16.1-1.el6_5
  • nss-tools RHEL 6 3.16.1-4.el6_5
  • nss-sysinit RHEL 6 3.16.1-4.el6_5
  • nspr RHEL 7 4.10.6-3.el7
  • nss RHEL 7 3.16.2.3-5.el7
  • nss-util RHEL 7 3.16.2.3-2.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0917RHBA-2015:0364RHSA-2014:1246

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 45.5.1-1.1
  • mozilla-nspr openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.12-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10297-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-1545 updated cvss 5.1

Mozilla: Out of bounds write in NSPR (MFSA 2014-55)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) nss 3.16.1-2.el5, nss-tools 3.16.1-2.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1246
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) nspr 4.10.6-3.el7, nss 3.16.2.3-5.el7, nss-util 3.16.2.3-2.el7, nss-tools 3.16.2.3-5.el7, nss-softokn 3.16.2.3-9.el7, nss-sysinit 3.16.2.3-5.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) nspr-devel 4.10.6-3.el7, nss-devel 3.16.2.3-5.el7, nspr-debuginfo 4.10.6-3.el7, nss-debuginfo 3.16.2.3-5.el7, nss-util-devel 3.16.2.3-2.el7, nss-pkcs11-devel 3.16.2.3-5.el7, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) nspr 4.10.6-3.el7, nss 3.16.2.3-5.el7, nss-util 3.16.2.3-2.el7, nss-tools 3.16.2.3-5.el7, nss-softokn 3.16.2.3-9.el7, nss-sysinit 3.16.2.3-5.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) nspr-devel 4.10.6-3.el7, nss-devel 3.16.2.3-5.el7, nspr-debuginfo 4.10.6-3.el7, nss-debuginfo 3.16.2.3-5.el7, nss-util-devel 3.16.2.3-2.el7, nss-pkcs11-devel 3.16.2.3-5.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:0364
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) nss 3.16.1-2.el5, nss-tools 3.16.1-2.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1246
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) nss 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nspr 4.10.6-1.el6_5, nss-util 3.16.1-1.el6_5, nss-tools 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nss-sysinit 3.16.1-4.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) nss 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nspr 4.10.6-1.el6_5, nss-util 3.16.1-1.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0917
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) nss 3.16.1-2.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1246
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) nss 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nspr 4.10.6-1.el6_5, nss-util 3.16.1-1.el6_5, nss-tools 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nss-sysinit 3.16.1-4.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) nss 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nspr 4.10.6-1.el6_5, nss-util 3.16.1-1.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) nss 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nspr 4.10.6-1.el6_5, nss-util 3.16.1-1.el6_5, nss-tools 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nss-sysinit 3.16.1-4.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0917
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) nspr 4.10.6-3.el7, nss 3.16.2.3-5.el7, nss-util 3.16.2.3-2.el7, nss-tools 3.16.2.3-5.el7, nss-softokn 3.16.2.3-9.el7, nss-sysinit 3.16.2.3-5.el7, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:0364
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) nss 3.16.1-4.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0917
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) nss-debuginfo 3.16.2.3-5.el7, nss-pkcs11-devel 3.16.2.3-5.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:0364
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) nss 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nspr 4.10.6-1.el6_5, nss-util 3.16.1-1.el6_5, nss-tools 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nss-sysinit 3.16.1-4.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0917
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) nspr 4.10.6-3.el7, nss 3.16.2.3-5.el7, nss-util 3.16.2.3-2.el7, nss-tools 3.16.2.3-5.el7, nss-softokn 3.16.2.3-9.el7, nss-sysinit 3.16.2.3-5.el7, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:0364
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) nss 3.16.1-4.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0917
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) nss-debuginfo 3.16.2.3-5.el7, nss-pkcs11-devel 3.16.2.3-5.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:0364

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Exploit prediction

6.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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