CVE-2014-1582 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can bypass Public Key Pinning in Firefox by exploiting SPDY/HTTP/2 connection coalescing to spoof websites using valid certificates.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-1582?
CVE-2014-1582 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 15 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Public Key Pinning (PKP) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 33.0 does not properly consider the connection-coalescing behavior of SPDY and HTTP/2 in the case of a shared IP address, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass an intended pinning configuration and spoof a web site by providing a valid certificate from an arbitrary recognized Certification Authority.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1582?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1582?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-1582 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1582 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5853-hwrg-hf3r, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1582.