CVE-2014-8643 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2014-8643?

CVE-2014-8643 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 14 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 on Windows allows remote attackers to bypass the Gecko Media Plugin (GMP) sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging access to the GMP process, as demonstrated by the OpenH264 plugin's process.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8643?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8643?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-8643 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8643 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox

• CVE-2019-11708 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Sandbox Escape Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-3765 Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-26486 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11707 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-xf23-357c-2vmh.