CVE-2014-1492
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-1492 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mozilla |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-03-25 13:25:38 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/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 | 3.15.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Network Security Services | 3.15.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Network Security Services | 3.15.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10 Security Bulletin: CTPView: Multiple vulnerabilities in CTPView - Juniper Networks | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kb.juniper.net | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: firefox-29.0-5.fc19 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Gentoo Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| Bug 1079851 – CVE-2014-1492 nss: IDNA hostname matching code does not follow RFC 6125 recommendation (MFSA 2014-45) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| MFSA 2014-45: Incorrect IDNA domain name matching for wildcard certificates | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mozilla.org | |
| 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 | |
| USN-2159-1: NSS vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| openSUSE-SU-2014:0629-1: moderate: update for seamonkey | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Mozilla Network Security Services CVE-2014-1492 Security Bypass Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| nss: changeset 11063:709d4e597979 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | hg.mozilla.org | Exploit, Patch |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2014 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| USN-2185-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| NSS 3.16 release notes - Mozilla | MDN | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | developer.mozilla.org | |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| Security Advisory SA60621 - SUSE update for MozillaFirefox and MozillaThunderbird - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0665-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| openSUSE-SU-2014:0599-1: moderate: update for MozillaFirefox | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0727-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2015 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| 903885 – (CVE-2014-1492) Hostname matching code violates RFC 6125 for IDNA | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.mozilla.org | |
| 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.