Mozilla Firefox up to 28.0.1 Host Resolution ConditionallyRefreshRecord resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 28.0.1. Affected is the function libxul.so!nsHostResolver::ConditionallyRefreshRecord of the component Host Resolution Handler. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-1532. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 28.0.1 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function libxul.so!nsHostResolver::ConditionallyRefreshRecord of the component Host Resolution Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsHostResolver::ConditionallyRefreshRecord function in libxul.so in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5, Thunderbird before 24.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via vectors related to host resolution.

The weakness was published 04/29/2014 by Tyson Smith and Jesse Schwartzentruber with BlackBerry as MFSA2014-46 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-1532 since 01/16/2014. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73790 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2014:0448)), 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 122056 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner firefox (RHSA-2014:0448)).

Upgrading to version 29.0 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 X-Force (92858), Tenable (73790), SecurityFocus (BID 67130†), Secunia (SA58344†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030165†). bugzilla.mozilla.org is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-13101, VDB-13099, VDB-13098 and VDB-13097. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Mozilla Firefox up to 28.0.1
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR up to 24.4
  • Mozilla Thunderbird up to 24.4
  • Mozilla Seamonkey up to 2.25

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

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 73790
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2014:0448)
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OpenVAS ID: 702918
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2918-1 (iceweasel - security update
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 29.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-46
Researcher: Tyson Smith, Jesse Schwartzentruber
Organization: BlackBerry
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1532 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1532
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13100

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X-Force: 92858 - Mozilla Firefox,Thunderbird and SeaMonkey nsHostResolver code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 67130 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2014-1532 Use After Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 58344 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird / SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030165 - Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 44356 - Multiple Mozilla Products Code Execution via Vectors Related to Host Resolution - CVE-2014-1532, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/30/2014 21:26
Updated: 11/25/2025 21:40
Changes: 04/30/2014 21:26 (90), 01/31/2018 09:55 (6), 06/19/2021 08:32 (12), 06/19/2021 08:34 (1), 11/25/2025 21:40 (20)
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