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CVE-2012-0441
The ASN.1 decoder in the QuickDER decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.13.4, as used in Firefox 4.x through 12.0,…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.9%
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- mitre
Description
The ASN.1 decoder in the QuickDER decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.13.4, as used in Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a zero-length item, as demonstrated by (1) a zero-length basic constraint or (2) a zero-length field in an OCSP response.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (13)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-39.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 49976 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-1540-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- MDVSA-2012:088 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16701 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=715073 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 53798 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-2490 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2012:0746 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0760 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 50316 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-1540-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .