CVE-2014-1506

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Android Crash Reporter in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0 on Android allows attackers to trigger the transmission of local files to arbitrary servers, or cause a denial of service (application crash), via a crafted application that specifies Android Crash Reporter arguments.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.08% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-24.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=944374 issue tracking
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-03/0153.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66420 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1506?
CVE-2014-1506 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1506?
To fix CVE-2014-1506, 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-2014-1506 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-1506 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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