Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:24.8.0-1.el7_0


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
14.25% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-5016525
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Sept 2014

Introduced: 3 Sep 2014

CVE-2014-1567  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:24.8.0-1.el7_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1