SeaMonkey < 2.29.1 NSS Signature Verification Vulnerability
high Nessus Plugin ID 77909
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by a signature forgery vulnerability.Description
The version of SeaMonkey installed on the remote host is prior to 2.29.1. It is, therefore, affected by a flaw in the Network Security Services (NSS) library, which is due to lenient parsing of ASN.1 values involved in a signature and can lead to the forgery of RSA signatures, such as SSL certificates.Solution
Upgrade to SeaMonkey 2.29.1 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-73/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 77909
File Name: seamonkey_2_29_1.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 9/26/2014
Updated: 11/25/2019
Dependencies: mozilla_org_installed.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1568
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey
Required KB Items: SeaMonkey/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/24/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-1568
BID: 70116
CERT: 772676