CVE-2014-1518: High severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Apr 30, 2014
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Updated

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5, Thunderbird before 24.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.26 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Affected Software

28 affected components
Mozilla Firefox<29.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR>=24.0<24.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey<2.26
Mozilla Thunderbird<24.5
Fedoraproject Fedora=19
Fedoraproject Fedora=20
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=13.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Debian Debian Linux=7.0
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=5.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=6.5
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=5.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=6.5
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus=6.5
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=6.5
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=5.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
openSUSE openSUSE=11.4
openSUSE openSUSE=12.3
openSUSE openSUSE=13.1
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=10-sp4
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp1
Mozilla Firefox>=24.0<24.5

Event History

Apr 30, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:49 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 14, 58316
Event
08:56 PM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1518?

CVE-2014-1518 has a high severity due to its potential to cause denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2014-1518?

To mitigate CVE-2014-1518, update affected applications to the latest available versions provided by Mozilla.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2014-1518?

CVE-2014-1518 affects Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey versions prior to specified updates.

4

Can CVE-2014-1518 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2014-1518 allows remote attackers to exploit the vulnerability, potentially leading to memory corruption.

5

Is there a risk of data loss with CVE-2014-1518?

While CVE-2014-1518 primarily poses a risk of application crash or code execution, it could indirectly lead to data loss.

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