Is CVE-2014-1531 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 6%.

What products does CVE-2014-1531 affect?

Tracked products affected include Ubuntu. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1531?

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

CVE-2014-1531

Q: What is CVE-2014-1531?

CVE-2014-1531 is a high-severity software vulnerability (Use-after-free) with a CVSS score of 8.8. Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsGenericHTMLElement::GetWidthHeightForImage function in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5, Thunderbird before 24.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.26 allows remote attackers to execute ar

HIGH severity · CVSS 8.8 · Use-after-free

8.8CVSS HIGH

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsGenericHTMLElement::GetWidthHeightForImage function in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5, Thunderbird before 24.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via vectors involving an imgLoader object that is not properly handled during an image-resize operation.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionRequired

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactHigh

Availability impactHigh

Exploit probability (EPSS)6%

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

Ubuntu

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

NVD record
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132332.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132437.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00006.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00015.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00010.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00013.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00033.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00040.htmlAdvisory