CVE-2014-1595 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive credential information from temporary files due to missing logging disable actions in Firefox on OS X.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-1595?
CVE-2014-1595 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 11 Dec 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Mozilla Firefox before 34.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.3, and Thunderbird before 31.3 on Apple OS X 10.10 omit a CoreGraphics disable-logging action that is needed by jemalloc-based applications, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading /tmp files, as demonstrated by credential information.
Weakness: CWE-199
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1595?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1595?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1595 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-1595 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1595 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p7c5-mjp4-8g9r.