CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-1507

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The CVE-2014-1507 vulnerability in the DeviceStorage API in Mozilla FirefoxOS before version 1.2.2 allows attackers to bypass the media sandbox protection mechanism, enabling them to read or modify arbitrary files via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to sensitive data and file modifications, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Mozilla FirefoxOS to version 1.2.2 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Directory traversal vulnerability in the DeviceStorage API in Mozilla FirefoxOS before 1.2.2 allows attackers to bypass the media sandbox protection mechanism, and read or modify arbitrary files, via a crafted application that uses a relative pathname for a DeviceStorageFile object.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS