Mozilla Firefox 31.2/33.0 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox 31.2/33.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-1587. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 31.2/33.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 12/02/2014 by Gary Kwong, Randell Jesup, Nils Ohlmeier, Jesse Ruderman and Max Jonas Werner with Dell as mfsa2014-83 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-1587 since 01/16/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 80023 (SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SAT Patch Number 10064)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195686 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-2424-1)).

Upgrading to version 34 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99059), Tenable (80023), SecurityFocus (BID 71391†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031286†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47379†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-68307, VDB-68308, VDB-68309 and VDB-68310. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Mozilla Firefox 33
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.2
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 31.2

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 80023
Nessus Name: SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SAT Patch Number 10064)
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OpenVAS ID: 703090
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3090-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 34

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mfsa2014-83
Researcher: Gary Kwong, Randell Jesup, Nils Ohlmeier, Jesse Ruderman, Max Jonas Werner
Organization: Dell
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1587 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1587
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68306

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X-Force: 99059 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 71391 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird CVE-2014-1587 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031286 - Mozilla Firefox Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 47379 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Multiple Remote Code Execution and DoS Vulnerabilities - CVE-2014-1587, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/03/2014 10:17
Updated: 11/25/2025 21:40
Changes: 12/03/2014 10:17 (84), 06/13/2017 08:43 (3), 02/27/2022 11:41 (3), 02/27/2022 11:49 (1), 11/25/2025 21:40 (15)
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