CVE-2014-1512

CVE Details

Release Date:

2014-03-18

Description

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.

See more information about CVE-2014-1512 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.8	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (firefox)	ELSA-2014-0310	2014-03-18
Oracle Linux version 5 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2014-0316	2014-03-19
Oracle Linux version 6 (firefox)	ELSA-2014-0310	2014-03-18
Oracle Linux version 6 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2014-0316	2014-03-19

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