CVE-2014-8636

Description

The XrayWrapper implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 does not properly interact with a DOM object that has a named getter, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via unspecified vectors.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 83.61% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/03/23/r7-2015-04-disclosure-mozilla-firefox-proxy-prototype-rce-cve-2014-8636
http://secunia.com/advisories/62242 third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130972/Firefox-Proxy-Prototype-Privileged-Javascript-Injection.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72041 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=987794
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99964 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/62250 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62418 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/62790 third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-09.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62446 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8636?
CVE-2014-8636 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8636?
To fix CVE-2014-8636, 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-2014-8636 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8636 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~84% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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