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MFSA2014-61 Firefox: Use-after-free with FireOnStateChange event (CVE-2014-1555)

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MFSA2014-61 Firefox: Use-after-free with FireOnStateChange event (CVE-2014-1555)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/23/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/28/2014
Modified
04/05/2017

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsDocLoader::OnProgress function in Mozilla Firefox before 31.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.7, and Thunderbird before 24.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger a FireOnStateChange event.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-esr-upgrade-24_7
  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-31_0

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