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title: "CVE-2014-1499\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-1499

Publication date 18 March 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Mozilla Firefox before 28.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allow remote
attackers to spoof the domain name in the WebRTC (1) camera or (2)
microphone permission prompt by triggering navigation at a certain time
during generation of this prompt.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| firefox | 13.10 saucy | Fixed 28.0+build2-0ubuntu0.13.10.1 |
| 12.10 quantal | Fixed 28.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 28.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1499)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1499)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-1499)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1499)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2150-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2150-1)
+ Firefox vulnerabilities
+ 18 March 2014

### Other references

* <http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-19.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1499>