CVE-2014-1492 (GCVE-0-2014-1492)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-03-25 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 09:42
VLAI?
Summary
The cert_TestHostName function in lib/certdb/certdb.c in the certificate-checking implementation in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.16 accepts a wildcard character that is embedded in an internationalized domain name's U-label, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2994 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-0… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-0… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/NSS/NSS_… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfs… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://secunia.com/advisories/60621 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/60794 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://secunia.com/advisories/59866 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=conte… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=903885 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
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https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nss/rev/709d4e597979 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2185-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079851 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66356 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2159-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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              "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66356"
            },
            {
              "name": "USN-2159-1",
              "refsource": "UBUNTU",
              "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2159-1"
            },
            {
              "name": "FEDORA-2014-5829",
              "refsource": "FEDORA",
              "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132437.html"
            }
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    "assignerShortName": "mozilla",
    "cveId": "CVE-2014-1492",
    "datePublished": "2014-03-25T01:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2014-01-16T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T09:42:36.122Z",
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}


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Sightings

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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.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



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