The Web Notification API in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5, Thunderbird before 24.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended source-component restrictions and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a privileged context via a crafted web page for which Notification.permission is granted.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2014-1529 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2014:0448 | 2014-04-29 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2014:0449 | 2014-04-29 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (thunderbird) | RHSA-2014:0449 | 2014-04-29 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2014:0449 | 2014-04-29 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2014:0448 | 2014-04-29 |
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