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CVE-2014-1590 json

The XMLHttpRequest.prototype.send method in Mozilla Firefox before 34.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.3, Thunderbird before 31.3, and SeaMonk…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-1666

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The XMLHttpRequest.prototype.send method in Mozilla Firefox before 34.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.3, Thunderbird before 31.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted JavaScript object.

Patch / fix

  • firefox Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:31.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1590

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  • thunderbird RHEL 5 31.3.0-1.el5_11
  • thunderbird RHEL 6 31.3.0-1.el6_6
  • firefox RHEL 5 31.3.0-4.el5_11
  • firefox RHEL 6 31.3.0-3.el6_6
  • firefox RHEL 7 31.3.0-3.el7_0

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:1924RHSA-2014:1919

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 45.5.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-1590 updated cvss 4.3

Mozilla: XMLHttpRequest crashes with some input streams (MFSA 2014-85)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 thunderbird
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox 31.3.0-4.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 31.3.0-3.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 31.3.0-3.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox 31.3.0-4.el5_11, thunderbird 31.3.0-1.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 31.3.0-3.el6_6, thunderbird 31.3.0-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 31.3.0-3.el6_6
    +9 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 31.3.0-3.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 31.3.0-3.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 31.3.0-3.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 31.3.0-3.el6_6, thunderbird 31.3.0-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 31.3.0-3.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 31.3.0-3.el6_6, thunderbird 31.3.0-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 31.3.0-3.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 31.3.0-3.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 31.3.0-3.el7_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1919

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Exploit prediction

1.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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