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CVE-2014-1479
The System Only Wrapper (SOW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before...
Vulnerability Description
The System Only Wrapper (SOW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.3, Thunderbird before 24.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.24 does not prevent certain cloning operations, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on XUL content via vectors involving XBL content scopes.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2119-1
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=Y2fux-JW1Qc
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029721
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00004.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029717
- https://8pecxstudios.com/?page_id=44080
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0132.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56922
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56787
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029720
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56858
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90898
- http://osvdb.org/102866
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56763
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2102-2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0133.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65320
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-02.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=911864
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=VYQsgaFpQ2k
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56888
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/129218.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56761
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127966.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00005.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2102-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56767
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56706
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firefox, seamonkey, thunderbird, ubuntu linux, debian linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation, fedora, suse linux enterprise software development kit, opensuse, suse linux enterprise desktop, suse linux enterprise server
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 24.0, 12.04, 12.10, 13.10, 7.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.5, 19, 20, 11.0, 11.4, 12.3, 13.1, 11
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 6th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.