MGASA-2014-0024

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    MGASA-2014-0024

    Published: 21 Jan 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-1740

    Summary: Updated nss packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Updated nss packages fix security vulnerability: The ssl_Do1stHandshake function in sslsecur.c in libssl in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.15.4, when the TLS False Start feature is enabled, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers by using an arbitrary X.509 certificate during certain handshake traffic (CVE-2013-1740).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0024.html, https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/NSS/NSS_3.15.4_release_notes, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12342

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nss

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/nss?arch=source&distro=mageia-3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.15.4-1.mga3

    Affected versions

    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