high
7.5
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2014-1481

First published: Thu Feb 06 2014(Updated: )

Mozilla Firefox before 27.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.3, Thunderbird before 24.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.24 allow remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on window objects by leveraging inconsistency in native getter methods across different JavaScript engines.

Credit: security@mozilla.org security@mozilla.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Firefox<27.0
Firefox ESR>=24.0<24.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey<2.24
Thunderbird<24.3
Fedora=19
Fedora=20
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=11.0-sp3
SUSE Linux=11.4
SUSE Linux=12.3
SUSE Linux=13.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=11-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=5.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=6.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=5.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=6.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=6.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=6.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=5.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Debian=7.0
Ubuntu=12.04
Ubuntu=12.10
Ubuntu=13.10
Red Hat Fedora=19
Red Hat Fedora=20
openSUSE=11.4
openSUSE=12.3
openSUSE=13.1
Debian Linux=7.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-1481?

    CVE-2014-1481 has a severity rating of medium, as it allows remote attackers to bypass restrictions on window objects.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-1481?

    To fix CVE-2014-1481, users should update to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey as applicable.

  • What versions are affected by CVE-2014-1481?

    CVE-2014-1481 affects Mozilla Firefox versions before 27.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.3, Thunderbird before 24.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.24.

  • Who is impacted by CVE-2014-1481?

    Users of Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey prior to their respective patched versions are impacted by CVE-2014-1481.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2014-1481?

    CVE-2014-1481 is a security vulnerability that involves inconsistencies in native getter methods across different JavaScript engines.

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