CVE-2014-1557

N/A Unknown
Published: July 23, 2014 Modified: November 25, 2025

Description

The ConvolveHorizontally function in Skia, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 31.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.7, and Thunderbird before 24.7, does not properly handle the discarding of image data during function execution, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering prolonged image scaling, as demonstrated by scaling of a high-quality image.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59591
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59719
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/59760
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/60083
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/60306
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/60486
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/60621
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/60628
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2986
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2996
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-64.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68824
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030619
Source: security@mozilla.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030620
Source: security@mozilla.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=913805
Source: security@mozilla.org
Issue Tracking
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0918.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59591
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59719
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/59760
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/60083
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/60306
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/60486
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/60621
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/60628
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2986
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2996
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-64.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/68824
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030619
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030620
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=913805
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.9%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

mozilla debian oracle