7.1
CVSSv2

CVE-2014-8643

Published: 14/01/2015 Updated: 30/10/2018
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.1 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
VMScore: 632
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

Mozilla Firefox prior to 35.0 on Windows allows remote malicious users 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.

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Vendor Advisories

Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2015-07 Gecko Media Plugin sandbox escape Announced January 13, 2015 Reporter Nils Impact Critical Products Firefox Fixed in Firefox 35 ...

Recent Articles

Firefox 35 stamps out critical bugs
The Register • Darren Pauli • 19 Jan 2015

Nine flaws scrubbed out

Mozilla has crushed nine bugs, some rather dangerous, in the latest version of its flagship browser. The fixes include a patch for a critical sandbox escape (CVE-2014-8643) in the Gecko Media Plugin used for h.264 video playback affecting Windows machines (but not OS X or Linux). Another critical hole addressed a read-after-free flaw (CVE-2014-8641) in WebRTC that affected Firefox and SeaMonkey and pertains to the way tracks are handled, leading to an exploitable crash or incorrect behaviour. A ...