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title: "CVE-2014-1556\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-1556

Publication date 22 July 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Mozilla Firefox before 31.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.7, and Thunderbird
before 24.7 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted
WebGL content constructed with the Cesium JavaScript library.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| firefox | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| thunderbird | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1:31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1:31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1556)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1556)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-1556)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1556)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2296-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2296-1)
+ Thunderbird vulnerabilities
+ 22 July 2014

+ [USN-2295-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2295-1)
+ Firefox vulnerabilities
+ 22 July 2014

### Other references

* <https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-62.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1556>