CVE-2014-1478: Critical severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Feb 6, 2014
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Updated

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.24 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the MPostWriteBarrier class in js/src/jit/MIR.h and stack alignment in js/src/jit/AsmJS.cpp in OdinMonkey, and unknown other vectors.

Affected Software

9 affected components
Mozilla Firefox<27.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey<2.24
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=13.10
openSUSE openSUSE=11.4
openSUSE openSUSE=12.3
openSUSE openSUSE=13.1
Oracle Solaris=11.3

Event History

Feb 6, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:44 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1478?

CVE-2014-1478 has a high severity due to its potential to cause denial of service and arbitrary code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2014-1478?

To fix CVE-2014-1478, update Mozilla Firefox to version 27.0 or later and SeaMonkey to version 2.24 or later.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2014-1478?

CVE-2014-1478 affects Mozilla Firefox versions before 27.0 and SeaMonkey versions before 2.24, along with specific versions of Ubuntu and openSUSE.

4

Can CVE-2014-1478 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2014-1478 can be exploited remotely, allowing attackers to cause application crashes or execute arbitrary code.

5

Is there any workaround for CVE-2014-1478?

There are no recommended workarounds for CVE-2014-1478; the only mitigation is to update to secure versions of the affected software.

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