Lucene search
+L

Firefox < 32.0.3 NSS Signature Verification Vulnerability

🗓️ 26 Sep 2014 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
🔗 www.tenable.com👁 20 Views

The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by a signature forgery vulnerability

Related
Refs
Code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(77906);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/06/23");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-1568");
  script_bugtraq_id(70116);
  script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"772676");

  script_name(english:"Firefox < 32.0.3 NSS Signature Verification Vulnerability");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Firefox.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by a
signature forgery vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Firefox installed on the remote host is prior to
32.0.3. It is, therefore, affected by a flaw in the Network Security
Services (NSS) library, which is due to lenient parsing of ASN.1
values involved in a signature and can lead to the forgery of RSA
signatures, such as SSL certificates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-73.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Firefox 32.0.3 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2014-1568");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/09/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/09/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/09/26");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("mozilla_org_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Mozilla/Firefox/Version");

  exit(0);
}

include('vdf.inc');

# @tvdl-content
var vuln_data = {
  "metadata": {
    "spec_version": "1.0"
  },
  "requires": [
    {
      "scope": "target",
      "match": {
        "os": "windows"
      }
    }
  ],
  "checks": [
    {
      "product": {
        "name": "Mozilla Firefox",
        "type": "app"
      },
      "check_algorithm": "default",
      "constraints": [
        {
          "fixed_version": "32.0.3"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
};

var vdf_result = vdf::check_and_report(vuln_data:vuln_data, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
vdf::handle_check_and_report_errors(vdf_result:vdf_result);

Data

Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data

We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data

Api

Power your application with Vulners API

The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access

App

Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools

Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation

23 Jun 2026 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 27.5
EPSS0.16703
20