Mozilla Firefox 27.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 27.0 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-1493. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox 27.0 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

The weakness was released 03/18/2014 by Benoit Jacob, Olli Pettay, Jan Varga, Jan de Mooij, Jesse Ruderman, Dan Gohman and Christoph Diehl with OUSPG as MFSA2014-15 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-1493 since 01/16/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73096 (Firefox < 28.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121853 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2014:0310)).

Upgrading to version 28 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

Fixed in: Firefox 28, Firefox ESR 24.4, Thunderbird 24.4, Seamonkey 2.25

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91855), Tenable (73096), SecurityFocus (BID 66278†), SecurityTracker (ID 1029928†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43668†). Additional details are provided at bugzilla.mozilla.org. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-12647, VDB-12648, VDB-12649 and VDB-12650. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Mozilla Firefox 27.0
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.3
  • Mozilla Seamonkey 2.24
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 24.3.0

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 73096
Nessus Name: Firefox < 28.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 702881
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2881-1 (iceweasel - security update
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 28

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-15
Researcher: Benoit Jacob, Olli Pettay, Jan Varga, Jan de Mooij, Jesse Ruderman, Dan Gohman, Christoph Diehl
Organization: OUSPG
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1493 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1493
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12646

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X-Force: 91855 - Mozilla Firefox,Thunderbird and SeaMonkey code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 66278 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2014-15 through -28 Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1029928 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Obtain Information
Vulnerability Center: 43668 - Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Remote Code Execution - CVE-2014-1493, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2014 10:21
Updated: 11/25/2025 20:26
Changes: 03/20/2014 10:21 (84), 01/31/2018 09:52 (8), 06/15/2021 18:21 (12), 06/15/2021 18:28 (1), 11/25/2025 20:26 (18)
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