| Name | CVE-2014-1492 |
| Description | The cert_TestHostName function in lib/certdb/certdb.c in the certificate-checking implementation in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.16 accepts a wildcard character that is embedded in an internationalized domain name's U-label, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-23-1, DSA-2994-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| icedove (PTS) | jessie | 1:52.3.0-4~deb8u2 | fixed |
| nss (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2:3.26-1+debu8u19 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 2:3.26.2-1.1+deb9u5 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2:3.26.2-1.1+deb9u8 | fixed |
| buster, buster (lts) | 2:3.42.1-1+deb10u9 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 2:3.42.1-1+deb10u8 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2:3.61-1+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 2:3.61-1+deb11u4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2:3.87.1-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 2:3.87.1-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| trixie | 2:3.105-2 | fixed |
| sid | 2:3.106-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| icedove | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
| iceweasel | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
| nss | source | squeeze | 3.12.8-1+squeeze8 | | | |
| nss | source | wheezy | 2:3.14.5-1+deb7u1 | | DSA-2994-1 | |
| nss | source | (unstable) | 2:3.16-1 | | | |
Notes
- iceweasel <not-affected> (Only affects Firefox 28)
- icedove <not-affected> (Only affects Firefox 28)