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critical10.0

CVE-2014-1512

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 …

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MozillaFirefox
before 28.0
from 24.0 before 24.4
MozillaSeamonkey
before 2.25
MozillaThunderbird
before 24.4
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 7.0, 8.0
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 12.04, 12.10, 13.10
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop
Versions 5.0, 6.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Eus
Version 6.5
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server
Versions 5.0, 6.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Aus
Version 6.5
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Eus
Version 6.5
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Tus
Version 6.5
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation
Versions 5.0, 6.0

Weakness classification

References