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CVE-2014-8630


Bugzilla before 4.0.16, 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.12, 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4.7, and 5.x before 5.0rc1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging the editcomponents privilege and triggering crafted input to a two-argument Perl open call, as demonstrated by shell metacharacters in a product name.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-8630 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from mozilla, from fedoraproject organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2015-02-01T15:59:04.353

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-77

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mozilla bugzilla ≤ 4.0.16 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.1 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.1.1 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.1.2 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.1.3 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.2 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.2 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.2 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.2.1 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.2.2 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.2.3 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.2.4 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.2.5 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.2.6 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.2.7 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.2.8 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.2.9 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.2.10 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.2.11 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.3 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.3.1 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.3.2 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.3.3 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.4 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.4 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.4 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.4.1 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.4.2 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.4.3 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.4.4 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.4.5 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.4.6 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.5 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.5.1 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.5.2 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.5.3 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.5.4 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.5.5 Yes
Application mozilla bugzilla 4.5.6 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 20 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 21 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mozilla's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.