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High
CVE-2014-1509
Buffer overflow in the _cairo_truetype_index_to_ucs4 function in cairo, as used...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in the _cairo_truetype_index_to_ucs4 function in cairo, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted extension that renders fonts in a PDF document.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66425
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0310.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-27.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2151-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=966021
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0316.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00022.html
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View all reports →Affected Software
firefox, seamonkey, thunderbird, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation, ubuntu linux, suse linux enterprise software development kit, opensuse, suse linux enterprise desktop, suse linux enterprise server
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 24.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.5, 12.04, 12.10, 13.10, 11.0, 11.4, 12.3, 13.1, 11
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 19th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.