CVE-2014-1569

Summary

CVECVE-2014-1569
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermozilla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-12-15 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe definite_length_decoder function in lib/util/quickder.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.16.2.4 and 3.17.x before 3.17.3 does not ensure that the DER encoding of an ASN.1 length is properly formed, which allows remote attackers to conduct data-smuggling attacks by using a long byte sequence for an encoding, as demonstrated by the SEC_QuickDERDecodeItem function's improper handling of an arbitrary-length encoding of 0x00.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.16.2.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.16.2.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.16.2.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.17.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.17.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.17.2 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
Hardware-Enabled Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.intelsecurity.com Exploit
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0180-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
ImperialViolet - PKCS#1 signature validation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.imperialviolet.org Exploit
benmmurphy comments on RSA Signature Forgery in NSS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.reddit.com Exploit
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0404-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0171-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3186-1 nss af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
1064670 – (CVE-2014-1569) ASN.1 DER decoding of lengths is too permissive, allowing undetected smuggling of arbitrary data af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Exploit
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0173-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Communications Applications Flaws Let Remote Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Partially Access Data, Modify Data, and Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
NSS 3.17.3 release notes - Mozilla | MDN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 developer.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0138-1: important: Firefox update t af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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