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CVE-2014-1505

7.5 · HIGH

The SVG filter implementation 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 obtain sensitive displaceme…

Published Mar 19, 2014mozillaCWE-200EPSS 4.00%

Overview

CVE-2014-1505 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on March 19, 2014 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The SVG filter implementation 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 obtain sensitive displacement-correlation information, and possibly bypass the Same Origin Policy and read text from a different domain, via a timing attack involving feDisplacementMap elements, a related issue to CVE-2013-1693.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mozillafirefox>= 0, < 28.0Affected
mozillaseamonkey>= 0, < 2.25Affected
mozillathunderbird>= 0, < 24.4Affected

References

Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00022.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00016.htmlRefrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0310.htmlRefrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0316.htmlRefwww.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2881Refwww.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2911Refwww.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-28.htmlRefwww.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-1505?

CVE-2014-1505 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on March 19, 2014 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-1505?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-1505?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2014-1505?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2014-1505 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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