CVE-2014-1566

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-1566
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermozilla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-09-03 10:55:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMozilla Firefox before 31.1 on Android does not properly restrict copying of local files onto the SD card during processing of file: URLs, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from the Firefox profile directory via a crafted application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-1515.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 30.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mozilla Firefox for Android 'file:' Protocol Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information in Certain Cases - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
MFSA 2014-71: Profile directory file access through file: protocol af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Firefox for Android CVE-2014-1566 Incomplete Fix Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Access Denied af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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