CVE-2013-1740

Summary

CVECVE-2013-1740
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermozilla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-01-18 22:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe ssl_Do1stHandshake function in sslsecur.c in libssl in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.15.4, when the TLS False Start feature is enabled, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers by using an arbitrary X.509 certificate during certain handshake traffic.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

EPSS: 0.010010000 probability, percentile 0.771070000 (date 2026-05-03)

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.11.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.11.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.11.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.11.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.12 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.12.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.12.10 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.12.11 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.12.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.12.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.12.3.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.12.3.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.12.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.12.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.12.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.12.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.12.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.12.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.14 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.14.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.14.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.14.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.14.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.14.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.15 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.15.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.15.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.2.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.3.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.3.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.4.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.4.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.6.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.7.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.7.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.7.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.7.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.7.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Network Security Services 'ssl_Do1stHandshake()' Function Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Bug 1053725 – CVE-2013-1740 nss: false start PR_Recv information disclosure security issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
498172 – (CVE-2013-1740) <dev-libs/nss-3.15.4: False Start PR_Recv Information Disclosure Security Issue (CVE-2013-1740) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
USN-2088-1: NSS vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2014 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2014:0213-1: important: Mozilla updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
NSS 3.15.4 release notes - Mozilla | MDN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 developer.mozilla.org
919877 – (CVE-2013-1740) When false start is enabled, libssl will sometimes return unencrypted, unauthenticated data from PR_Recv af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Exploit
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2014 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2014:0212-1: important: Mozilla Firefox af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Full Disclosure: NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
VMSA-2014-0012 | United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
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