Mozilla Network Security Services up to 3.17.2 DER Encoding definite_length_decoder privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Network Security Services up to 3.17.2 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function definite_length_decoder of the component DER Encoding. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 12/01/2014 by Jesse Ruderman (Nils) with Dell as Bug 1064670 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-1569 since 01/16/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81122 (SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SAT Patch Number 10225)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 89000 (Oracle GlassFish Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUJUL2015)).

Upgrading to version 3.16.2.4 or 3.17.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99859) and Tenable (81122). See 68306 and 78561 for similar entries.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 81122
Nessus Name: SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SAT Patch Number 10225)
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OpenVAS ID: 703186
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3186-1 (nss - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Network Security Services 3.16.2.4/3.17.3

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12/01/2014 +319 days 🔍
12/02/2014 +1 days 🔍
12/15/2014 +13 days 🔍
01/14/2015 +30 days 🔍
02/02/2015 +19 days 🔍
07/14/2015 +162 days 🔍
07/20/2015 +6 days 🔍
03/02/2022 +2417 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1064670
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman (Nils)
Organization: Dell
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1569 (🔍)
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X-Force: 99859 - Mozilla Network Security Services definite_length_decoder security bypass, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1032909
Vulnerability Center: 51476 - Mozilla Network Security Services <3.16.2.4 and 3.17.0 - 3.17.2 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 71391 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird CVE-2014-1587 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities

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Created: 01/14/2015 10:19
Updated: 03/02/2022 08:51
Changes: 01/14/2015 10:19 (66), 07/14/2017 09:00 (17), 03/02/2022 08:47 (4), 03/02/2022 08:49 (1), 03/02/2022 08:51 (1)
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