CVE-2014-8637

Publication date 14 January 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 do not properly initialize memory for BMP images, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web page that triggers the rendering of malformed BMP data within a CANVAS element.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
firefox	14.10 utopic	Fixed 35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.10.2
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.12.04.2
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2458-1
Firefox vulnerabilities
14 January 2015

Other references

https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/security/advisories/mfsa2015-02/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8637