CVE-2014-1516 describes a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox for Android (versions up to 28.0.1) where the saltProfileName function uses Android's weakly seeded Math.random function. This flaw allows attackers, via a crafted application, to bypass a profile-randomization protection mechanism. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), it is a medium severity vulnerability, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 28.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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