CVE-2013-5606

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    CVE-2013-5606

    Published: 18 Nov 2013Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The 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.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1791.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1829.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0041.html, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-19.xml, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2994, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2030-1, http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910438, http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00000.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00080.html, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23, http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-103.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63737, https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/NSS/NSS_3.15.3_release_notes

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High