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CVE-2014-1532

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsHostResolver::ConditionallyRefreshRecord function in libxul.so in Mozilla Firefox

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsHostResolver::ConditionallyRefreshRecord function in libxul.so in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5, Thunderbird before 24.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via vectors related to host resolution.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.04891
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-416Use After Free
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Affected Products & Versions

16
mozilla firefox< 29.0
mozilla firefox>= 24.0 and < 24.5
mozilla seamonkey< 2.26
mozilla thunderbird< 24.5
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugzilla.mozilla.org · show_bug.cgi?id=966006bugzilla.mozilla.org
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Sigma Hunt Rules

1
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSQLite Firefox Profile Data DB Access
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · security@mozilla.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD30 Apr 2014 · 10:49 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

9
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1
usnUSN-2189-1
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References & Sources

22
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132332.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132437.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00006.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00015.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00010.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00013.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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