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title: "CVE-2014-1592\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-1592

Publication date 2 December 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

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsHtml5TreeOperation function in
xul.dll in Mozilla Firefox before 34.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.3,
Thunderbird before 31.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.31 allows remote attackers
to execute arbitrary code by adding a second root element to an HTML5
document during parsing.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| firefox | 14.10 utopic | Fixed 34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.10.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| thunderbird | 14.10 utopic | Fixed 1:31.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.10.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1:31.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1:31.3.0+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-2014-1592)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1592)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-1592)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1592)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2424-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2424-1)
+ Firefox vulnerabilities
+ 2 December 2014

+ [USN-2428-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2428-1)
+ Thunderbird vulnerabilities
+ 3 December 2014

### Other references

* <https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/security/advisories/mfsa2014-87/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1592>