# CVE-2014-1488: The Web workers implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code vi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-02-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65321
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00004.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029717
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-11.html
- https://8pecxstudios.com/?page_id=44080
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56787
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029720
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2102-2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90887
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56888
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.html
- http://osvdb.org/102875
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=950604
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00010.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2102-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56767
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56706

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