CVE-2014-1478
What it is
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.24 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the MPostWriteBarrier class in js/src/jit/MIR.h and stack alignment in js/src/jit/AsmJS.cpp in OdinMonkey, and unknown other vectors.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 6.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 6.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 10.0 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 6.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mozilla Firefox < 27.0
- Mozilla Seamonkey < 2.24
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.10
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 13.10
- Opensuse 11.4
- Opensuse 12.3
- Opensuse 13.1
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 10.0
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2014-1478.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2014-1478. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-01.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=867597
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=911707
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=911845
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=916635
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=922603
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=924348
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=925308
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=932162
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=938431
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.html
- http://osvdb.org/102865
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56706
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56767
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56787
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56888
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56922
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-01.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65324
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029717
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029720
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029721
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2102-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2102-2
- https://8pecxstudios.com/?page_id=44080
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=867597
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=911707
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=911845
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=916635
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=922603
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=924348
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=925308