CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2014-1508

Out-of-bounds Read

Published: Mar 19, 2014 | Modified: Aug 03, 2020
CVSS 3.x
9.1
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
4.3 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

The libxul.so!gfxContext::Polygon function in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash), or possibly bypass the Same Origin Policy via vectors involving MathML polygon rendering.

Weakness

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Firefox Mozilla * 28.0 (excluding)
Firefox_esr Mozilla 24.0 (including) 24.4 (excluding)
Seamonkey Mozilla * 2.25 (excluding)
Thunderbird Mozilla * 24.4 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 RedHat firefox-0:24.4.0-1.el5_10 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 RedHat thunderbird-0:24.4.0-1.el5_10 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 RedHat firefox-0:24.4.0-1.el6_5 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 RedHat thunderbird-0:24.4.0-1.el6_5 *
Firefox Ubuntu devel *
Firefox Ubuntu lucid *
Firefox Ubuntu precise *
Firefox Ubuntu quantal *
Firefox Ubuntu saucy *
Firefox Ubuntu upstream *
Thunderbird Ubuntu devel *
Thunderbird Ubuntu lucid *
Thunderbird Ubuntu precise *
Thunderbird Ubuntu quantal *
Thunderbird Ubuntu saucy *
Thunderbird Ubuntu upstream *

Potential Mitigations

  • Assume all input is malicious. Use an “accept known good” input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
  • When performing input validation, consider all potentially relevant properties, including length, type of input, the full range of acceptable values, missing or extra inputs, syntax, consistency across related fields, and conformance to business rules. As an example of business rule logic, “boat” may be syntactically valid because it only contains alphanumeric characters, but it is not valid if the input is only expected to contain colors such as “red” or “blue.”
  • Do not rely exclusively on looking for malicious or malformed inputs. This is likely to miss at least one undesirable input, especially if the code’s environment changes. This can give attackers enough room to bypass the intended validation. However, denylists can be useful for detecting potential attacks or determining which inputs are so malformed that they should be rejected outright.
  • To reduce the likelihood of introducing an out-of-bounds read, ensure that you validate and ensure correct calculations for any length argument, buffer size calculation, or offset. Be especially careful of relying on a sentinel (i.e. special character such as NUL) in untrusted inputs.

References