CVE-2014-1568 Security feature bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published 25 Sep 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can spoof RSA signatures in X.509 certificates due to improper ASN.1 parsing in the Mozilla NSS library, bypassing security checks.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2014-1568?

CVE-2014-1568 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Sep 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.16.2.1, 3.16.x before 3.16.5, and 3.17.x before 3.17.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 32.0.3, Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.8.1 and 31.x before 31.1.1, Mozilla Thunderbird before 24.8.1 and 31.x before 31.1.2, Mozilla SeaMonkey before 2.29.1, Google Chrome before 37.0.2062.124 on Windows and OS X, and Google Chrome OS before 37.0.2062.120, does not properly parse ASN.1 values in X.509 certificates, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof RSA signatures via a crafted certificate, aka a "signature malleability" issue.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1568?

It affects 6 products.

Linux distribution packages (40)

`nss` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	All versions	`0:3.16.1-4.el5_11`
`nss-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	All versions	`0:3.16.1-4.el5_11`
`nss-tools` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	All versions	`0:3.16.1-4.el5_11`
`nss` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	All versions	`0:3.16.1-4.el5_11`
`nss-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	All versions	`0:3.16.1-4.el5_11`
`nss-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	All versions	`0:3.16.1-4.el5_11`
`nss-pkcs11-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	All versions	`0:3.16.1-4.el5_11`
`nss` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:3.16.1-4.el5_11`
`nss-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:3.16.1-4.el5_11`
`nss-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:3.16.1-4.el5_11`
`nss-pkcs11-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:3.16.1-4.el5_11`
`nss-tools` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:3.16.1-4.el5_11`
`nss` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.16.1-7.el6_5`
`nss-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.16.1-7.el6_5`
`nss-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.16.1-7.el6_5`
`nss-pkcs11-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.16.1-7.el6_5`
`nss-softokn` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.14.3-12.el6_5`
`nss-softokn-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.14.3-12.el6_5`
`nss-softokn-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.14.3-12.el6_5`
`nss-softokn-freebl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.14.3-12.el6_5`
`nss-softokn-freebl-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.14.3-12.el6_5`
`nss-sysinit` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.16.1-7.el6_5`
`nss-tools` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.16.1-7.el6_5`
`nss-util` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.16.1-2.el6_5`
`nss-util-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.16.1-2.el6_5`
`nss-util-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.16.1-2.el6_5`
`nss` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.16.1-7.el6_5`
`nss-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.16.1-7.el6_5`
`nss-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.16.1-7.el6_5`
`nss-pkcs11-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.16.1-7.el6_5`
`nss-softokn` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.14.3-12.el6_5`
`nss-softokn-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.14.3-12.el6_5`
`nss-softokn-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.14.3-12.el6_5`
`nss-softokn-freebl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.14.3-12.el6_5`
`nss-softokn-freebl-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.14.3-12.el6_5`
`nss-sysinit` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.16.1-7.el6_5`
`nss-tools` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.16.1-7.el6_5`
`nss-util` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.16.1-2.el6_5`
`nss-util-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.16.1-2.el6_5`
`nss-util-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.16.1-2.el6_5`

Products include Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Network Security Services, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1568?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-1568 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1568 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1568, DLA-62-1, DSA-3033-1, DSA-3034-1, DSA-3037-1, GHSA-7399-wc2p-9q6p and 7 more.