Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.72% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-FIREFOX-425813
  • published30 Apr 2014
  • disclosed30 Apr 2014

Introduced: 30 Apr 2014

CVE-2014-1532  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 firefox to version 29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsHostResolver::ConditionallyRefreshRecord function in libxul.so in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5, Thunderbird before 24.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via vectors related to host resolution.

CVSS Scores

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