PT-2014-1458 · Mozilla+5 · Thunderbird+7
Published
2014-05-13
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Updated
2024-10-21
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CVE-2014-1538
CVSS v2.0
10
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 30.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR versions prior to 24.6
Thunderbird versions prior to 24.6
Description
The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in the
nsTextEditRules::CreateMozBR function. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, which is a result of heap memory corruption. The vulnerability can be exploited via unspecified vectors.Recommendations
For Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 30.0, update to version 30.0 or later.
For Mozilla Firefox ESR versions prior to 24.6, update to version 24.6 or later.
For Thunderbird versions prior to 24.6, update to version 24.6 or later.
Exploit
Fix
Use After Free
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Firefox
Firefox Esr
Red Hat
Suse
Thunderbird
Ubuntu