CVE-2014-1489

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 does not properly restrict access to about:home buttons by script on other pages, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session restore) via a crafted web site.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.25% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://osvdb.org/102874 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00004.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029717 vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-10.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65329 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2102-2 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56888 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90888 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00010.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=959531 issue tracking vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2102-1 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1489?
CVE-2014-1489 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1489?
To fix CVE-2014-1489, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-1489 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-1489 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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