Mozilla Firefox before 31.1 on Android does not properly restrict copying of local files onto the SD card during processing of file: URLs, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from the Firefox profile directory via a crafted application
Published Sep 3, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.18%
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 31.1 on Android does not properly restrict copying of local files onto the SD card during processing of file: URLs, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from the Firefox profile directory via a crafted application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-1515.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.18% (0.01177) | 66.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.18% (0.01177) | 63.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.63% (0.00630) | 68.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00131) | 49.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00131) | 48.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00131) | 46.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-71.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69522 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030792 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1050690 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-71.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69522 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030792 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1050690 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
Change history (0)
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