CVE-2014-1566
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.
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EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0063 (0.6%)
Percentile: 70.3%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
mozilla:firefoxgoogle:androidTechnical 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.
Published: 9/3/2014, 10:55:06 AM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-71.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69522
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030792
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1050690
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-71.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html