Namespace Misconfiguration in Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey
CVE-2014-1589

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Mozilla
Status
Firefox
Seamonkey
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 December 2014

What is CVE-2014-1589?

Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 34.0 and SeaMonkey prior to 2.31 contain a flaw in the handling of stylesheets that leads to an incorrect primary namespace. This misconfiguration can be exploited by remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, potentially exposing sensitive information or functionality within the affected browsers. The vulnerability is associated with XBL bindings, which may be misused to execute unauthorized actions.

References

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-84...
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulleti...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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