UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1492

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1492

    Published: 25 Mar 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-1492

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1492, https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/NSS/NSS_3.16_release_notes, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2159-1, http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-45.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2185-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1492

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: firefox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

    Affected versions

    24.0+build1-0ubuntu1

    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
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