CVE-2014-1508

Publication date 18 March 2014

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.1 · Critical

Score breakdown

Description

The libxul.so!gfxContext::Polygon function 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 obtain sensitive information from process memory, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash), or possibly bypass the Same Origin Policy via vectors involving MathML polygon rendering.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 13.10 saucy
Fixed 28.0+build2-0ubuntu0.13.10.1
12.10 quantal
Fixed 28.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.10.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 28.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
thunderbird 13.10 saucy
Fixed 1:24.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.13.10.2
12.10 quantal
Fixed 1:24.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.10.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1:24.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.1 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2151-1
    • Thunderbird vulnerabilities
    • 21 March 2014
    • USN-2150-1
    • Firefox vulnerabilities
    • 18 March 2014

Other references