nss: Race-condition in certificate verification can lead to Remote code execution (MFSA 2014-63)
Published Jul 23, 2014
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.11%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CERT_DestroyCertificate function in libnss3.so in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) 3.x, as used in Firefox before 31.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.7, and Thunderbird before 24.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger certain improper removal of an NSSCertificate structure from a trust domain.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 30.0
- 24.0
- 24.0.1
- 24.0.2
- 24.1.0
- 24.1.1
- 24.2
- 24.3
- 24.4
- 24.5
- 24.6
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.3
- 3.3.1
- 3.3.2
- 3.4
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.2
- 3.5
- 3.6
- 3.6.1
- 3.7
- 3.7.1
- 3.7.2
- 3.7.3
- 3.7.5
- 3.7.7
- 3.8
- 3.9
- 3.11.2
- 3.11.3
- 3.11.4
- 3.11.5
- 3.12
- 3.12.1
- 3.12.2
- 3.12.3
- 3.12.3.1
- 3.12.3.2
- 3.12.4
- 3.12.5
- 3.12.6
- 3.12.7
- 3.12.8
- 3.12.9
- 3.12.10
- 3.12.11
- 3.14
- 3.14.1
- 3.14.2
- 3.14.3
- 3.14.4
- 3.14.5
- 3.15
- 3.15.1
- 3.15.2
- 3.15.3
- 3.15.3.1
- 3.15.4
- 3.15.5
- 3.16
- ≤ 24.6
- 24.0
- 24.0.1
- 24.1
- 24.1.1
- 24.2
- 24.3
- 24.4
- 24.5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extended Lifecycle Support
nss-0:3.12.10-7.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1165
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nspr-0:4.10.6-1.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0916
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nss-0:3.15.3-7.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0916
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Long Life
nss-0:3.12.8-9.el5_6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0915
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Extended Update Support
nss-0:3.14.3-9.el5_9
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0915
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 6.2 Advanced Update Support
nss-0:3.13.1-10.el6_2
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0915
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Extended Update Support
nss-0:3.14.3-6.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0915
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
nspr-0:4.10.6-1.el7_0
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0916
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
nss-0:3.15.4-7.el7_0
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0916
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extended Lifecycle Support | nss-0:3.12.10-7.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1165 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nspr-0:4.10.6-1.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0916 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nss-0:3.15.3-7.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0916 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Long Life | nss-0:3.12.8-9.el5_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0915 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Extended Update Support | nss-0:3.14.3-9.el5_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0915 |
| 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 6.2 Advanced Update Support | nss-0:3.13.1-10.el6_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0915 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Extended Update Support | nss-0:3.14.3-6.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0915 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | nspr-0:4.10.6-1.el7_0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0916 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | nss-0:3.15.4-7.el7_0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0916 |
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.11% (0.06109) | 93.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.11% (0.06109) | 92.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 25, 2026 | 3.25% (0.03250) | 87.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 1.96% (0.01956) | 83.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.22% (0.03216) | 85.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.76% (0.06757) | 85.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.22% (0.03216) | 86.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 10.63% (0.10631) | 95.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 10.63% (0.10631) | 94.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.57% (0.10568) | 94.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 10.69% (0.10694) | 94.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.35% (0.11353) | 94.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (20)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59591 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59719 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59760 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60083 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60486 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60621 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60628 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2986 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2996 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-63.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68816 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030617 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1544 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=963150 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1116198 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1544
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1544
Change history (0)
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