CVE-2014-1564 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can read sensitive process memory via crafted GIF images in Firefox or Thunderbird, requiring user interaction to view the content.
- 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-2014-1564?
CVE-2014-1564 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 3 Sep 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
Mozilla Firefox before 32.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.1, and Thunderbird 31.x before 31.1 do not properly initialize memory for GIF rendering, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via crafted web script that interacts with a CANVAS element associated with a malformed GIF image.
Weakness: CWE-824
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1564?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Opensuse Evergreen, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1564?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-1564 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-1564 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cmpx-j54c-xj6j, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1564.