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CVE-2013-5606 Detail

Description

The CERT_VerifyCert function in lib/certhigh/certvfy.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) 3.15 before 3.15.3 provides an unexpected return value for an incompatible key-usage certificate when the CERTVerifyLog argument is valid, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted certificate.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00000.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00080.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1791.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1829.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0041.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-19.xml CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2994 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-103.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63737 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2030-1 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910438 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/NSS/NSS_3.15.3_release_notes CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 CVE, Mozilla Corporation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-5606
NVD Published Date:
11/18/2013
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Mozilla Corporation