CVE-2014-1492 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2014-1492

The cert_TestHostName function in lib/certdb/certdb.c in the certificate-checking implementation in...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

network security services
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.4, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.5, 3.6, 3.6.1, 3.7, 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 3.7.3, 3.7.5, 3.7.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.11.2, 3.11.3, 3.11.4, 3.11.5, 3.12, 3.12.1, 3.12.2, 3.12.3, 3.12.3.1, 3.12.3.2, 3.12.4, 3.12.5, 3.12.6, 3.12.7, 3.12.8, 3.12.9, 3.12.10, 3.12.11, 3.14, 3.14.1, 3.14.2, 3.14.3, 3.14.4, 3.14.5, 3.15, 3.15.1, 3.15.2, 3.15.3, 3.15.3.1, 3.15.4

Timeline

Official Publish: March 25th, 2014
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

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Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.