Buffer overflow in the _cairo_truetype_index_to_ucs4 function in cairo, as used 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 execute arbitrary code via a crafted extension that renders fonts in a PDF document.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-1585 Buffer overflow in the _cairo_truetype_index_to_ucs4 function in cairo, as used 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 execute arbitrary code via a crafted extension that renders fonts in a PDF document.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2150-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2151-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
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Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:42:36.199Z

Reserved: 2014-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-1509

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-03-19T10:55:06.600

Modified: 2025-11-25T17:50:16.803

Link: CVE-2014-1509

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-1509 - Bugzilla

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