CVE-2014-1511: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Privilege Management
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-1511 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 83.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 2Timeline
- 19-03-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allow remote attackers to bypass the popup blocker via unspecified vectors.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
83.63%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
100%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 83.63% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.mozilla.org)
Maturity: unknown
Mozilla Firefox - WebIDL Privileged JavaScript Injection (Metasploit)
Maturity: weaponized
Firefox WebIDL Privileged Javascript Injection
exploit/multi/browser/firefox_webidl_injection
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat7 products
- enterprise_linux_desktop5.0 | 6.0
- enterprise_linux_eus6.5
- enterprise_linux_server5.0 | 6.0
- enterprise_linux_server_aus6.5
- enterprise_linux_server_eus6.5
Mozilla3 products
- firefox< 28.0 | ≥ 24.0, < 24.4
- seamonkey< 2.25
- thunderbird< 24.4
Suse3 products
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 12.10 | 13.10
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL11.4 | 12.3 | 13.1
6 vendors · 16 products
References
14 links
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Show all 14 references
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00016.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00022.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory