Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 30.0 SSL Certificate Common Name TransportSecurityInfo.cpp improper authentication
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 30.0 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file TransportSecurityInfo.cpp of the component SSL Certificate Common Name Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is integrity.
The weakness was disclosed 07/22/2014 by Christian Holler as MFSA2014-65 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-1558 since 01/16/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76720 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (978b0f76-122d-11e4-afe3-bc5ff4fb5e7b)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195567 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-2295-1)).
Upgrading to version 31 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94778) and Tenable (76720). bugzilla.mozilla.org is providing further details. The entries 67222, 67223, 67224 and 67225 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 76720
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (978b0f76-122d-11e4-afe3-bc5ff4fb5e7b)
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OpenVAS ID: 803463
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 August14 (Windows)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 31
Timeline
01/16/2014 🔍07/22/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA2014-65
Researcher: Christian Holler
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1558 (🔍)
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X-Force: 94778 - Mozilla Firefox andThunderbird TransportSecurityInfo.cpp weak security, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1030619 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Spoof User Interface Elements
Vulnerability Center: 45567 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Remote Security Bypass - CVE-2014-1558, Medium
SecurityFocus: 68812 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird CVE-2014-1558 Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 60628
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Entry
Created: 07/23/2014 19:26Updated: 02/09/2022 19:47
Changes: 07/23/2014 19:26 (76), 06/02/2017 15:00 (11), 02/09/2022 19:40 (3), 02/09/2022 19:47 (1)
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