Vulnerability Description
Mozilla Firefox before 31.0 and Thunderbird before 31.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (X.509 certificate parsing outage) via a crafted certificate that does not use ASCII character encoding in a required context.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | <= 30.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | <= 24.7 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60628
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-65.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030619
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030620
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=997795
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60628
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-65.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030619
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030620
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=997795
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
FAQ
What is CVE-2014-1560?
CVE-2014-1560 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Mozilla Firefox before 31.0 and Thunderbird before 31.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (X.509 certificate parsing outage) via a crafted certificate that does not use ASCII charact...
How severe is CVE-2014-1560?
CVE-2014-1560 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2014-1560?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.