CVE-2014-1581
Use-after-free vulnerability in DirectionalityUtils.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 33.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.2, and Thunderbird 31.x before 31.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via text that is improperly handled during the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in DirectionalityUtils.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 33.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.2, and Thunderbird 31.x before 31.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via text that is improperly handled during the interaction between directionality resolution and layout.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.06% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/thunderbird · mozilla/firefox
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/141796.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141085.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00003.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1635.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1647.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61854
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62021
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62022
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62023
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3050
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3061
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-79.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70426
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031028
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031030
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2372-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2373-1
- https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0421.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1068218
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/141796.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141085.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00024.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.