ghsa-fxvw-6w4h-3mx5
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 02:53
Modified
2022-05-14 02:53
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2014-1492"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2014-03-25T13:25:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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\u0027s U-label, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate.",
  "id": "GHSA-fxvw-6w4h-3mx5",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T02:53:34Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T02:53:34Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079851"
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      "url": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/NSS/NSS_3.16_release_notes"
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      "url": "https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nss/rev/709d4e597979"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content\u0026id=JSA10761"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132437.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00006.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00015.html"
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    {
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      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00010.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/60621"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2994"
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      "url": "http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-45.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html"
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      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66356"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2159-1"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html"
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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