CVE-2014-1555
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2014-1555 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (firefox) | RHSA-2014:0919 | 2014-07-22 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2014:0919 | 2014-07-22 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2014:0918 | 2014-07-22 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (thunderbird) | RHSA-2014:0918 | 2014-07-22 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2014:0918 | 2014-07-22 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2014:0919 | 2014-07-22 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Jethro Beekman as the original reporter.External References
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