Use-after-free Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox and Related Products
CVE-2014-1531

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Mozilla
Status
Thunderbird
Firefox
Firefox Esr
Seamonkey
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 April 2014

What is CVE-2014-1531?

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the nsGenericHTMLElement::GetWidthHeightForImage function found in Mozilla's Firefox browser, Thunderbird email client, and SeaMonkey web application suite. This issue emerges when an imgLoader object is mishandled during image-resize operations, creating a potential vector for remote attackers to exploit. By manipulating this flaw, attackers could execute arbitrary code on the user's system or cause denial of service through heap memory corruption, making it imperative for users and organizations using these products to apply available security updates.

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References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0448.html
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-44...
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=987140
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EPSS Score

5% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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