CVE-2014-1509

8.8 HIGH
Published: March 19, 2014 Modified: November 25, 2025
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Description

Buffer overflow in the _cairo_truetype_index_to_ucs4 function in cairo, as used 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 via a crafted extension that renders fonts in a PDF document.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00022.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00016.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0310.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0316.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-27.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66425
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2151-1
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=966021
Source: security@mozilla.org
Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00022.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0310.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0316.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-27.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66425
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2151-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=966021
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

Affected Vendors

suse redhat canonical mozilla opensuse

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