CVE-2014-1569

high

Description

The definite_length_decoder function in lib/util/quickder.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.16.2.4 and 3.17.x before 3.17.3 does not ensure that the DER encoding of an ASN.1 length is properly formed, which allows remote attackers to conduct data-smuggling attacks by using a long byte sequence for an encoding, as demonstrated by the SEC_QuickDERDecodeItem function's improper handling of an arbitrary-length encoding of 0x00.

References

https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/2hd1m8/rsa_signature_forgery_in_nss/cksnr02

https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/09/26/pkcs1.html

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2014-1645

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.17.3_release_notes

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1064670

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032909

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

http://www.intelsecurity.com/resources/wp-berserk-analysis-part-1.pdf

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3186

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00000.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00024.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-12-15

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.03182