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CVE-2014-1520 (GCVE-0-2014-1520)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-04-30 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 09:42
VLAI
Summary
maintenservice_installer.exe in the Maintenance Service Installer in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0 and Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse DLL file into a temporary directory at an unspecified point in the update process.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2014-04-29 00:00
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    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-08-27T01:59:58Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2014-1520",
      "id": "CVE-2014-1520",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T05:31:02Z",
      "product_status:recommended": "90",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2014-1520",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2014-1520.json",
      "version": "7"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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