Mozilla Network Security Services up to 3.19.0 ECC cryptographic issues
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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Network Security Services up to 3.19.0 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component ECC Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issues vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1, and other products, does not properly perform Elliptical Curve Cryptography (ECC) multiplications, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof ECDSA signatures via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was published 07/06/2015 by Karthikeyan Bhargavan (Paul) with Mozilla Developers (Website). The advisory is shared at developer.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-2730 since 03/25/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84575 (Firefox ESR < 31.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X) (Logjam)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196175 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Nss Vulnerabilities (USN-2672-1)).
Upgrading to version 3.19.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (104386) and Tenable (84575). Similar entries are available at 76277, 76278, 76279 and 76280.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Cryptographic issuesCWE: CWE-310
ATT&CK: T1600
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 84575
Nessus Name: Firefox ESR < 31.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X) (Logjam)
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OpenVAS ID: 703336
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3336-1 (nss - security update)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
Upgrade: Network Security Services 3.19.1
Timeline
03/25/2015 🔍07/02/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgAdvisory: USN-2656-1
Researcher: Karthikeyan Bhargavan (Paul)
Organization: Mozilla Developers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-2730 (🔍)
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X-Force: 104386 - Mozilla Firefox ECC security bypass
SecurityTracker: 1032783
Vulnerability Center: 50997 - Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR Remote Unspecified Vulnerability due to Signature Forgery, Medium
SecurityFocus: 75541 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 07/06/2015 10:17Updated: 05/23/2022 10:49
Changes: 07/06/2015 10:17 (64), 07/03/2017 09:02 (14), 05/23/2022 10:36 (4), 05/23/2022 10:43 (1), 05/23/2022 10:49 (1)
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