CVE-2014-1529: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Privilege Management
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-1529 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 11 · Related 5Timeline
- 30-04-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Web Notification API in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5, Thunderbird before 24.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended source-component restrictions and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a privileged context via a crafted web page for which Notification.permission is granted.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.77%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.77% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.mozilla.org)
Maturity: unknown
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< 29.0 | ≥ 24.0, < 24.5
- seamonkey< 2.26
- thunderbird< 24.5
Ubuntu2 products
- firefox< 29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
- thunderbird< 1:24.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 12.10 | 13.10 | 14.04
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL19 | 20
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL11.4 | 12.3 | 13.1
Suse1 product
- suse_linux_enterprise_server10:sp4 | 11:sp1
8 vendors · 17 products
References
27 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132332.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00013.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00010.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00033.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00015.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Show all 27 references
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00040.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00006.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132437.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory