CVE-2014-1538

N/A Unknown
Published: June 11, 2014 Modified: November 25, 2025
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Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsTextEditRules::CreateMozBR function in Mozilla Firefox before 30.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.6, and Thunderbird before 24.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0741.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0742.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00019.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00023.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00040.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00001.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00004.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0741.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0742.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/58984
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59052
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59149
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59150
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59165
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59169
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59170
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59171
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59229
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59275
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59328
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59377
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59387
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59425
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59486
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59866
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2955
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2960
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-49.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67976
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030386
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030388
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2243-1
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2250-1
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1005584
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107421
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0741.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0742.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00019.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00023.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00040.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0741.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0742.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/58984
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59052
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59149
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59150
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59165
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59169
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59170
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59171
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59229
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59275
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59328
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59377
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59387
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59425
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59486
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59866
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2955
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2960
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-49.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
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67976
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030386
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030388
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2243-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2250-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1005584
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107421
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

74 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.6%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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