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CVE-2014-1581 Detail

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  10/15/2014

Evaluator Description

CWE-416: Use After Free

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.5 HIGH
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
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://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3050
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3061
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-79.html Vendor 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

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-1581
NVD Published Date:
10/15/2014
NVD Last Modified:
12/23/2016