CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-1479

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The System Only Wrapper (SOW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.3, Thunderbird before 24.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.24 does not prevent certain cloning operations, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on XUL content via vectors involving XBL content scopes.

How to fix

Remediation Available
DeveloperEditionWindows application
Affected:24.0 24.3Fixed in:24.3Mozilla
Affected:27.0Fixed in:27.0Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application
Affected:27.0Fixed in:27.0Mozilla
Affected:24.0 24.3Fixed in:24.3Mozilla
Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US)Windows application
Affected:24.3Fixed in:24.3Mozilla

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

4.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days
91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Embed a live status badge for CVE-2014-1479
CVE-2014-1479 severity badge

Markdown

[![CVE-2014-1479](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2014-1479.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2014-1479)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2014-1479"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2014-1479.svg" alt="CVE-2014-1479"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.