The Web workers implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.3, Thunderbird before 24.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.24 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive authentication information via vectors involving error messages.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2014-1487 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (thunderbird) | RHSA-2014:0133 | 2014-02-04 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2014:0132 | 2014-02-04 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2014:0133 | 2014-02-04 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2014:0132 | 2014-02-04 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2014:0133 | 2014-02-04 |
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