CVE-2014-1516 Weak cryptography in n/a

What is CVE-2014-1516?

CVE-2014-1516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 29 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

The saltProfileName function in base/GeckoProfileDirectories.java in Mozilla Firefox through 28.0.1 on Android relies on Android's weak approach to seeding the Math.random function, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass a profile-randomization protection mechanism via a crafted application.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1516?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1516?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-1516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-q7vj-643r-959g.