CVE-2014-1557 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2014-1557?

CVE-2014-1557 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 23 Jul 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

The ConvolveHorizontally function in Skia, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 31.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.7, and Thunderbird before 24.7, does not properly handle the discarding of image data during function execution, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering prolonged image scaling, as demonstrated by scaling of a high-quality image.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1557?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird, Oracle Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1557?

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-2014-1557 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1557 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7r7x-g5gw-9rgv, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1557.