Mozilla Firefox 26 Image Processor imgRequestProxy resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Mozilla Firefox 26. Affected by this vulnerability is the function imgRequestProxy of the component Image Processor. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-1486. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 26 (Web Browser). This affects the function imgRequestProxy of the component Image Processor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the imgRequestProxy function in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.3, Thunderbird before 24.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving unspecified Content-Type values for image data.

The weakness was disclosed 02/04/2014 by Arthur Gerkis as MFSA2014-08 as confirmed advisory (Website) via Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Mozilla. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-1486 since 01/16/2014. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72350 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2014:0132)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121775 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2014:0132)).

Upgrading to version 27 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (72350), SecurityFocus (BID 65334†), OSVDB (102872†), Secunia (SA56706†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43144†). The entries VDB-12168, VDB-12169, VDB-12170 and VDB-12171 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Mozilla Firefox 26
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 24.2
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.23
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.2

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 72350
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2014:0132)
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OpenVAS ID: 702858
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2858-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 27

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-08
Researcher: Arthur Gerkis
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1486 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1486
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12177

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X-Force: 90890
SecurityFocus: 65334 - Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey/Thunderbird Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 56706 - Cyberfox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 102872
SecurityTracker: 1029717
Vulnerability Center: 43144 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Remote DoS and Code Execution due to Use of Discarded Images (CVE-2014-1486), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2014 10:46
Updated: 11/25/2025 20:26
Changes: 02/06/2014 10:46 (84), 01/31/2018 09:55 (5), 06/09/2021 03:17 (4), 06/09/2021 03:25 (11), 06/09/2021 03:33 (1), 11/25/2025 20:26 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:CBE:103

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