CVE-2014-1486

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 7%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the imgRequestProxy function in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.3, Thunderbird before 24.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving unspecified Content-Type values for image data.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
93.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 6, 2014

Last Modified

April 29, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 10, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntufirefox (27.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.10.1) @ quantal2026-05-20ubuntu
ubuntuthunderbird (1:24.3.0+build2-0ubuntu0.13.10.1) @ saucy2026-05-20ubuntu
redhatthunderbird-0:24.3.0-2.el6_52014-02-04redhat
redhatfirefox-0:24.3.0-2.el6_52014-02-04redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2014-1486?
CVE-2014-1486 is a critical vulnerability published on February 6, 2014. Use-after-free vulnerability in the imgRequestProxy function in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.3, Thunderbird before 24.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving unspecified Content-Type values for image data.
When was CVE-2014-1486 disclosed?
CVE-2014-1486 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 6, 2014, with the most recent update on April 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2014-1486 actively exploited?
CVE-2014-1486 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 93.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-1486?
CVE-2014-1486 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2014-1486?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2014-1486, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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