CVE-2014-1540

Publication date 11 June 2014

Last updated 26 May 2025

Ubuntu priority

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsEventListenerManager::CompileEventHandlerInternal function in the Event Listener Manager in Mozilla Firefox before 30.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via crafted web content.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
firefox	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 30.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
	13.10 saucy	Fixed 30.0+build1-0ubuntu0.13.10.3
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 30.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.3
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2243-1
Firefox vulnerabilities
11 June 2014

Other references

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-51.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1540