CVE-2013-5606

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-5606
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermozilla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-11-18 05:23:57 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 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

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

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

EPSS: 0.006610000 probability, percentile 0.712370000 (date 2026-04-29)

Problem Types: CWE-264 | 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 3.15 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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
2016-10 Security Bulletin: CTPView: Multiple vulnerabilities in CTPView - Juniper Networks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2013:1807-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2030-1: NSS vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
openSUSE-SU-2013:1732-1: moderate: update for mozilla-nss af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Mozilla Network Security Services CVE-2013-5606 Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2994-1 nss af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2014 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Mozilla Network Security Service: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2014 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
MFSA 2013-103: Miscellaneous Network Security Services (NSS) vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org
910438 – (CVE-2013-5606) CERT_VerifyCert returns SECSuccess (saying certificate is good) even for bad certificates, when the CERTVerifyLog log parameter is given af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.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
NSS 3.15.3 release notes - Mozilla | MDN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 developer.mozilla.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

Legacy QID Mappings

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