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FKIE_CVE-2014-8636

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-01-14 11:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:17
Severity
Summary
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.
References
security@mozilla.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html
security@mozilla.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html
security@mozilla.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html
security@mozilla.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html
security@mozilla.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html
security@mozilla.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130972/Firefox-Proxy-Prototype-Privileged-Javascript-Injection.html
security@mozilla.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62242
security@mozilla.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62250
security@mozilla.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62418
security@mozilla.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62446
security@mozilla.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62790
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-09.htmlVendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72041
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=987794
security@mozilla.orghttps://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/03/23/r7-2015-04-disclosure-mozilla-firefox-proxy-prototype-rce-cve-2014-8636
security@mozilla.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99964
security@mozilla.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130972/Firefox-Proxy-Prototype-Privileged-Javascript-Injection.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62242
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62250
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62418
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62446
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62790
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-09.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72041
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=987794
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/03/23/r7-2015-04-disclosure-mozilla-firefox-proxy-prototype-rce-cve-2014-8636
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99964
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mozilla firefox *
mozilla seamonkey *

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      "source": "security@mozilla.org"
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      "value": "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."
    },
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      "value": "La implementaci\u00f3n XrayWrapper en Mozilla Firefox anterior a 35.0 y SeaMonkey anterior a 2.32 no interactua correctamente con un objeto DOM que tiene nombrado un getter nombrado, lo que podr\u00eda permitir a atacantes remotos ejecutar c\u00f3digo JavaScript arbitrario con privilegios chrome a trav\u00e9s de vectores no especificados."
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      "source": "security@mozilla.org",
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    },
    {
      "source": "security@mozilla.org",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62418"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@mozilla.org",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62446"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@mozilla.org",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62790"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@mozilla.org",
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      "source": "security@mozilla.org",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html"
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    {
      "source": "security@mozilla.org",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72041"
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    {
      "source": "security@mozilla.org",
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      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01"
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}



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