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title: "CVE-2014-1595\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-1595

Publication date 11 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

Mozilla Firefox before 34.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.3, and Thunderbird
before 31.3 on Apple OS X 10.10 omit a CoreGraphics disable-logging action
that is needed by jemalloc-based applications, which allows local users to
obtain sensitive information by reading /tmp files, as demonstrated by
credential information.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1595?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| firefox | 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| thunderbird | 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 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)

## Notes

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### [chrisccoulson](https://launchpad.net/~chrisccoulson)

Affects OS X 10.10 only

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1595)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1595)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-1595)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1595)

### Other references

* <https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/security/advisories/mfsa2014-90/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1595>