CVE-2014-1567
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Use-after-free vulnerability in DirectionalityUtils.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 32.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.8 and 31.x before 31.1, and Thunderbird 24.x before 24.8 and 31.x before 31.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via text that is improperly handled during the interaction between directionality resolution and layout.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| 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 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2014:1144 | 2014-09-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2014:1145 | 2014-09-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (firefox) | RHSA-2014:1144 | 2014-09-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (thunderbird) | RHSA-2014:1145 | 2014-09-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2014:1145 | 2014-09-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2014:1144 | 2014-09-03 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges regenrecht as the original reporter.External References
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