CVE-2014-1512

CRITICAL 10.0CVE-2014-1512 · Published 19/03/2014 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
firefox mozilla	`≥ 24.0, < 24.4< 28.0`	`24.428.0`
seamonkey mozilla	`< 2.25`	`2.25`
thunderbird mozilla	`< 24.4`	`24.4`
suse linux enterprise software development kit suse	`= 11.0`	No fix yet

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the TypeObject class in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering extensive memory consumption while garbage collection is occurring, as demonstrated by improper handling of BumpChunk objects.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-03/0145.html · Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.html · Mailing List
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.html · Mailing List
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00022.html · Mailing List
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00016.html · Mailing List
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0310.html · Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0316.html · Third Party Advisory
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2881 · Third Party Advisory
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2911 · Third Party Advisory
mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-30.html · Vendor Advisory
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html · Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/66209 · Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2151-1 · Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi · Exploit
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 · Third Party Advisory

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