CVE-2014-1480

Summary

CVECVE-2014-1480
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-02-06 05:44:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-21 18:40:00 UTC
DescriptionThe file-download implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.24 does not properly restrict the timing of button selections, which allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks, and trigger unintended launching of a downloaded file, via a crafted web site.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-1021

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 13.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 13.10 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey All All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.4 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 12.3 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.4 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 12.3 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 sp3 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
MFSA 2014-03: UI selection timeout missing on download prompts CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2014:0212-1: important: Mozilla Firefox SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey CVE-2014-1480 Security Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
USN-2102-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA56888 - Ubuntu update for firefox - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
916726 – (CVE-2014-1480) Download "open file" dialog delay is too quick, doesn't prevent clickjacking CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0248-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-2102-2: Firefox regression | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
102867 OSVDB osvdb.org Broken Link
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2014:0419-1: important: Mozilla updates SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Seamonkey Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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