CVE-2014-1489
Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 does not properly restrict access to about:home buttons by script on...
4.3 Medium
Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 does not properly restrict access to about:home buttons by script on other pages, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session restore) via a crafted web site.
Exploit likelihood
1.93%Down 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 does not properly restrict access to about:home buttons by script on other pages, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session restore) via a crafted web site.
- Record
CVE-2014-1489- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 does not properly restrict access to about:home buttons by script on other pages, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session restore) via a crafted web site.
- Record
CVE-2014-1489- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-1565 No score
Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 does not properly restrict access to about:home buttons by script on other pages, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session restore) via a crafted web site.
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EUVD-2014-1565- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wwpm-rgch-9v66 No score
Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 does not properly restrict access to about:home buttons by script on...
Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 does not properly restrict access to about:home buttons by script on other pages, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session restore) via a crafted web site.
- Record
GHSA-wwpm-rgch-9v66- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 No score
firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 899 CVEs |
before 50.1.0-1.1 | 50.1.0-1.1 |
firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1860 CVEs |
before 128.5.1-1.1 | 128.5.1-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-1489 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published February 6, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.93%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
osvdb.org/102874
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00004.html
securitytracker.com/id/1029717
mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-10.html
securityfocus.com/bid/65329
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2102-2
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security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
secunia.com/advisories/56888
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90888
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=959531
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1489
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wwpm-rgch-9v66
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
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