CVE-2014-1507 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can bypass media sandbox protections to read or modify arbitrary files via a crafted application using relative pathnames in Firefox OS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-1507?
CVE-2014-1507 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1507?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefoxos, Oracle Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1507?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1507 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2014-1507 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1507 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r587-wfm5-v67q.