CVE-2014-1492 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 1.19% · 78.7th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
1.19%
78.7th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSfirefox0, 24.0+build1-0ubuntu1, 25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSnss0, 2:3.15.1-1ubuntu1, 2:3.15.2-1

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