CVE-2014-1518 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via memory corruption in the browser engine.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-1518?
CVE-2014-1518 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 30 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5, Thunderbird before 24.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.26 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1518?
It affects 15 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird and 9 more.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1518?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-1518 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1518 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-49rq-vv34-q63r, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1518.