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CVE-2014-1532

CRITICALEPSS 91th pctl
9.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
firefoxUbuntu
Fixed in:29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2USN-2185-1
thunderbirdUbuntu
Fixed in:1:24.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-2189-1
DeveloperEditionWindows application
Affected:24.0 24.5Fixed in:24.5Mozilla
Affected:29.0Fixed in:29.0Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application
Affected:24.0 24.5Fixed in:24.5Mozilla
Affected:29.0Fixed in:29.0Mozilla
Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US)Windows application
Affected:24.5Fixed in:24.5Mozilla

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days
91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

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