HIGH
nss: TOCTOU, potential use-after-free in libssl's session ticket processing (MFSA 2014-12)
Published Feb 6, 2014
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.94%
Description
Race condition in libssl in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.15.4, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.3, Thunderbird before 24.3, SeaMonkey before 2.24, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving a resumption handshake that triggers incorrect replacement of a session ticket.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- < 24.3
- < 27.0
- < 3.15.4
- < 2.24
- < 24.3.0
Configuration 2
OR
- < 12.1.4
- 12.2.0
- 12.2.1
- 12.3.0
- 3.2
Configuration 3
OR
- 19
- 20
Configuration 4
OR
- 11.4
- 12.3
- 13.1
- 11
- 11
- 11
- 11
Configuration 5
- 7.0
Configuration 6
OR
- 12.04
- 12.10
- 13.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nss-0:3.16.1-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1246
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
nspr-0:4.10.6-1.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0917
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
nss-0:3.16.1-4.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0917
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
nss-util-0:3.16.1-1.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0917
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
nss
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
nss
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nss-0:3.16.1-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1246 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | nspr-0:4.10.6-1.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0917 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | nss-0:3.16.1-4.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0917 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | nss-util-0:3.16.1-1.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0917 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | nss | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | nss | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.94% 0.03937
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03937
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.94% (0.03937) | 90.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.99% (0.03990) | 89.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.86% (0.00864) | 73.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.20% (0.03203) | 78.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.86% (0.00864) | 73.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.36% (0.02364) | 89.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 1.29% (0.01287) | 84.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2023 | 1.04% (0.01044) | 82.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01097) | 82.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (40)
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127966.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/129218.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/102876 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCNot Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56706 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56767 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56787 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56858 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56888 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56922 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2858 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-12.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQNot Applicable
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65335 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029717 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029720 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029721 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2102-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2102-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2119-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html x_refsource_CONFIRMNot Applicable
- https://8pecxstudios.com/?page_id=44080 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkURL Repurposed
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1490 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=930857 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=930874 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060953 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90885 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1490
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1490
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mozilla
Published Feb 6, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 16, 2014
Link CVE-2014-1490
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a