CVE-2014-1498
Description
The crypto.generateCRMFRequest method in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.25 does not properly validate a certain key type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors that trigger generation of a key that supports the Elliptic Curve ec-dual-use algorithm.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| suse | 11 | affected | |
| suse | 13.1 | affected | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00016.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-18.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=935618
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00016.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-18.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=935618
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
CWEs
CWE-347
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.