Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) ASN.1 Verification Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 26 Sep 2014 Release Date: 25 Sep 2014 4123 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Security software and application - Security Software & Appliance

A vulnerability has been identified in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS). A remote user can forge digital certificates.

The library does not properly parse ASN.1 values in a digital signature. A user can conduct a Bleichenbacher attack variant against the RSA algorithm to create a forged certificate.

Impact

Spoofing

System / Technologies affected

Versions prior to 3.16.2.1, 3.16.5, 3.17.1

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.

The vendor has issued a fix (3.16.2.1, 3.16.5, 3.17.1).

Vulnerability Identifier

CVE-2014-1568

Source

SecurityTracker