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CVE-2014-1567 Affecting firefox package, versions <0:24.8.0-1.0.1.el7_0

Severity

 Recommended
critical

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    12.04% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2485310
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 3 Sep 2014
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Introduced: 3 Sep 2014

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How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:24.8.0-1.0.1.el7_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2014-1144.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use-after-free vulnerability in DirectionalityUtils.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 32.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.8 and 31.x before 31.1, and Thunderbird 24.x before 24.8 and 31.x before 31.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via text that is improperly handled during the interaction between directionality resolution and layout.

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CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

8.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

6.3 medium