CVE-2014-1580

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 33.0 does not properly initialize memory for GIF images, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web page that triggers a sequence of rendering operations for truncated GIF data within a CANVAS element.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141085.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70431 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031028 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00002.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/141796.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2372-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62022 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1063733
http://secunia.com/advisories/62023 third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-78.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1580?
CVE-2014-1580 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1580?
To fix CVE-2014-1580, 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-2014-1580 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-1580 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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