CVE-2014-1555

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsDocLoader::OnProgress function in Mozilla Firefox before 31.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.7, and Thunderbird before 24.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger a FireOnStateChange event.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.80% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68814	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/59719	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60083	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60621	third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60306	third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0918.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030620	vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-61.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2996	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030619	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/60486	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1023121
http://secunia.com/advisories/60628	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2986	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59760	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59591	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1555?: CVE-2014-1555 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1555?: To fix CVE-2014-1555, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-1555 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2014-1555 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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