CVE-2014-1516: Mozilla Firefox

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The saltProfileName function in base/GeckoProfileDirectories.java in Mozilla Firefox through 28.0.1 on Android relies on Android's weak approach to seeding the Math.random function, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass a profile-randomization protection mechanism via a crafted application.

Affected products

• Mozilla Firefox: up to and including 28.0.1

Published 2014-03-29. Last modified 2026-06-17.