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CVE-2014-1516

Firefox for Android Information Leak

Severity Score

8.1
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The saltProfileName function in base/GeckoProfileDirectories.java in Mozilla Firefox through 28.0.1 on Android relies on Android's weak approach to seeding the Math.random function, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass a profile-randomization protection mechanism via a crafted application.

La función saltProfileName en base/GeckoProfileDirectories.java en Mozilla Firefox hasta 28.0.1 en Android depende del acercamiento débil de Android para crear la semilla de la función Math.random, lo que facilita a atacantes evadir un mecanismo de protección de perfil aleatorio a través de una aplicación manipulada.

A series of vulnerabilities have been discovered in Firefox for Android that allows a malicious application to successfully derandomize the Firefox profile directory name in a practical amount of time and then leak sensitive data (such as cookies and cached information) which reside in that directory, breaking Android's sandbox.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2014-01-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-03-26 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mozilla
Search vendor "Mozilla"
 Firefox
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"
 <= 28.0.1
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " <= 28.0.1"
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Affected
in Google
Search vendor "Google"
 Android
Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"
*-
Safe