CVE-2013-5606

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-5606
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-11-18 05:23:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-09 19:34:00 UTC
DescriptionThe CERT_VerifyCert function in lib/certhigh/certvfy.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) 3.15 before 3.15.3 provides an unexpected return value for an incompatible key-usage certificate when the CERTVerifyLog argument is valid, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted certificate.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 3.15 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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
MFSA 2013-103: Miscellaneous Network Security Services (NSS) vulnerabilities CONFIRM www.mozilla.org
Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
VMSA-2014-0012 | United States CONFIRM www.vmware.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
openSUSE-SU-2013:1732-1: moderate: update for mozilla-nss SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2994-1 nss DEBIAN www.debian.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2015 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Full Disclosure: NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities FULLDISC seclists.org
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
2016-10 Security Bulletin: CTPView: Multiple vulnerabilities in CTPView - Juniper Networks CONFIRM kb.juniper.net
USN-2030-1: NSS vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Mozilla Network Security Service: Multiple vulnerabilities GENTOO security.gentoo.org
910438 – (CVE-2013-5606) CERT_VerifyCert returns SECSuccess (saying certificate is good) even for bad certificates, when the CERTVerifyLog log parameter is given CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org
NSS 3.15.3 release notes - Mozilla | MDN CONFIRM developer.mozilla.org
Mozilla Network Security Services CVE-2013-5606 Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2014 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2014 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2013:1807-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 390279 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for nss (OVMSA-2023-0014)
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