Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 30.0 Skia Library code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 30.0 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Skia Library. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-1557. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 30.0 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Skia Library. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 07/22/2014 by John as MFSA2014-64 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-1557 since 01/16/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76687 (CentOS 5 / 6 : thunderbird (CESA-2014:0918)), 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 122381 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner firefox (RHSA-2014:0919)).

Upgrading to version 31 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94777), Tenable (76687), SecurityFocus (BID 68824†), Secunia (SA59591†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030619†). Additional details are provided at bugzilla.mozilla.org. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-67222, VDB-67223, VDB-67224 and VDB-67225. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.7

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 76687
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : thunderbird (CESA-2014:0918)
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OpenVAS ID: 702986
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2986-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 31

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-64
Researcher: John
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1557 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1557
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67231

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X-Force: 94777 - Mozilla Firefox andThunderbird Skia Library code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 68824 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird CVE-2014-1557 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 59591 - Debian update for icedove, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030619 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Spoof User Interface Elements
Vulnerability Center: 45581 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Remote DoS and Code Execution via an Image File - CVE-2014-1557, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2014 11:50
Updated: 11/25/2025 21:40
Changes: 07/23/2014 11:50 (83), 06/03/2017 07:24 (8), 02/09/2022 19:24 (3), 02/09/2022 19:32 (1), 11/25/2025 21:40 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:7AB:103

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