Mozilla Firefox ESR < 24.8.1 RSA Signature Forgery in NSS

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 701238
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Synopsis

The remote host is running a web browser that is vulnerable to a critical issue within the Network Security Services (NSS) library.

Description

Versions of Mozilla Firefox ESR prior to version 24.8.1 utilize a vulnerable version of the Network Security Services library for cryptographic functionality. The issue occurs from incorrectly check on signature padding, leading to potential signature forgery that can be leveraged for man-in-the-middle attacks over SSL.

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox ESR version 24.8.1, or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-73.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 701238

Family: Web Clients

Published: 11/6/2019

Updated: 11/6/2019

Dependencies: 9131

Nessus ID: 77901, 77906

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/1/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1568

BID: 70116

IAVA: 2016-A-0293