The CERT_VerifyCert function in lib/certhigh/certvfy.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) 3.15 before 3.15.3 provides an…

Description

The CERT_VerifyCert function in lib/certhigh/certvfy.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) 3.15 before 3.15.3 provides an unexpected return value for an incompatible key-usage certificate when the CERTVerifyLog argument is valid, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted certificate.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-264 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (22)

• 63737 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/NSS/NSS_3.15.3_release_notes (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-2994 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-201504-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• GLSA-201406-19 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• USN-2030-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• RHSA-2013:1791 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2013:1807 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910438 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-103.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2013:1732 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• RHSA-2014:0041 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2013:1829 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 17:15 UTC.