CVE-2014-1580 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read sensitive process memory by tricking users into visiting a crafted web page with truncated GIF data in Firefox.

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-2014-1580?

CVE-2014-1580 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 15 Oct 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 33.0 does not properly initialize memory for GIF images, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web page that triggers a sequence of rendering operations for truncated GIF data within a CANVAS element.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1580?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1580?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-1580 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1580 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g7cc-vgx4-gjp5, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1580.

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