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CVE-2014-8636

Published: Jan 14, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-94
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
65.7%
Top 0.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The XrayWrapper implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 does not properly interact with a DOM object that has a named getter, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

firefoxmozilla
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
seamonkeymozilla
Desktop App
Consumer Software / browser
n/an/a
mozillaoss-projectUSConsumer Softwareaka mozilla corp.

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html
lists.opensuse.org
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Timeline

Published
Jan 14, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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