CVE-2014-1512

Publication date 18 March 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Use-after-free vulnerability in the TypeObject class in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering extensive memory consumption while garbage collection is occurring, as demonstrated by improper handling of BumpChunk objects.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 13.10 saucy
Fixed 28.0+build2-0ubuntu0.13.10.1
12.10 quantal
Fixed 28.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.10.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 28.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
thunderbird 13.10 saucy
Fixed 1:24.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.13.10.2
12.10 quantal
Fixed 1:24.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.10.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1:24.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2151-1
    • Thunderbird vulnerabilities
    • 21 March 2014
    • USN-2150-1
    • Firefox vulnerabilities
    • 18 March 2014

Other references