Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Affecting firefox package, versions <28.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.10.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.47% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1210-FIREFOX-425438
  • published19 Mar 2014
  • disclosed19 Mar 2014

Introduced: 19 Mar 2014

CVE-2014-1498  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-347  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.10 firefox to version 28.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The crypto.generateCRMFRequest method in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.25 does not properly validate a certain key type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors that trigger generation of a key that supports the Elliptic Curve ec-dual-use algorithm.

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