# CVE-2014-1506: Path traversal in n/a

> A crafted application can exploit a directory traversal flaw in Firefox for Android to leak local files or crash the browser.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Mar 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g42h-f457-2q4g

## What is CVE-2014-1506?

CVE-2014-1506 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 19 Mar 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Android Crash Reporter in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0 on Android allows attackers to trigger the transmission of local files to arbitrary servers, or cause a denial of service (application crash), via a crafted application that specifies Android Crash Reporter arguments.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1506?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Mozilla Firefox, Oracle Solaris.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-1506?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1506 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-1506 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1506 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox

- [CVE-2019-11708](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11708/): Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Sandbox Escape (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-3765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3765/): Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-26486](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26486/): Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-26485](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26485/): Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-11707](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11707/): Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-1506 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-1506 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 19 Mar 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1506 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mozilla Firefox. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1506/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1506/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1506
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1506
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-1506

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1506/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.