CVE-2013-1740
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2013-1740 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mozilla |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-01-18 22:55:03 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | The 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
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.