Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting mozilla package, versions [,32.0.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
14.79% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MOZILLA-2378787
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed15 Oct 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Oct 2014

CVE-2014-1581  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mozilla to version 32.0.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution. 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.

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