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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2014.59
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2014-59) - Linux
Summary:This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.
Description:Summary:
This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.

Vulnerability Insight:
Use-after-free in DirectWrite font handling
Mozilla community member James Kitchener reported a crash in
DirectWrite when rendering MathML content with specific fonts due to an error in
how font resources and tables are handled. This leads to use-after-free of a
DirectWrite font-face object, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 31.

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information.

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-1551
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030619
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030620
http://secunia.com/advisories/59760
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