CVE-2014-1581

Mozilla: Use-after-free interacting with text directionality (MFSA 2014-79)

Published Oct 15, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3050-1 iceweasel security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3050-2 xulrunner update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3050-3 iceweasel security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3061-1 icedove security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-1657 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2372-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2373-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/141796.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141085.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00024.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00003.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1635.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1647.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/61387 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/61854 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/62021 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/62022 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/62023 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3050 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3061 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-79.html cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70426 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031028 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031030 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2372-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2373-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0421.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1068218 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1581 cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1581 cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:31.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:42 AM
Reserved
Jan 16, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 15, 2014, 10:55 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:05 AM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Oct 14, 2014, 12:00 AM