Mozilla: Use-after-free setting text directionality (MFSA 2014-72)
Published Sep 3, 2014
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.94%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in DirectionalityUtils.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 32.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.8 and 31.x before 31.1, and Thunderbird 24.x before 24.8 and 31.x before 31.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via text that is improperly handled during the interaction between directionality resolution and layout.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 24.0
- 24.0.1
- 24.0.2
- 24.1.0
- 24.1.1
- 31.0
- 24.2
- 24.3
- 24.4
- 24.5
- 24.6
- 24.7
Configuration 3
- 24.0
- 24.0.1
- 24.1
- 24.1.1
- 24.2
- 24.3
- 24.4
- 24.5
- 24.6
- 24.7
- 31.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:24.8.0-2.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1144
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird-0:24.8.0-1.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1145
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox-0:24.8.0-1.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1144
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird-0:24.8.0-1.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1145
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
firefox-0:24.8.0-1.el7_0
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1144
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xulrunner-0:24.8.0-1.el7_0
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1144
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:24.8.0-2.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1144 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird-0:24.8.0-1.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1145 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox-0:24.8.0-1.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1144 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird-0:24.8.0-1.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1145 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox-0:24.8.0-1.el7_0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1144 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xulrunner-0:24.8.0-1.el7_0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1144 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.94% (0.04943) | 91.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.94% (0.04943) | 91.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.80% (0.01805) | 81.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.55% (0.05554) | 83.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.80% (0.01805) | 81.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 14.25% (0.14246) | 95.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 12.04% (0.12037) | 95.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 10.16% (0.10160) | 94.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2023 | 10.28% (0.10282) | 94.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06517) | 92.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (24)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00012.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00011.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60148 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60186 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/61390 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3018 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3028 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-72.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69520 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030793 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030794 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1567 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1037641 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1135869 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1567
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1567
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