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CVE-2013-1740 Detail

Description

The ssl_Do1stHandshake function in sslsecur.c in libssl in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.15.4, when the TLS False Start feature is enabled, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers by using an arbitrary X.509 certificate during certain handshake traffic.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00004.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00005.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23 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/64944 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2088-1 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=498172 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=919877 CVE, Mozilla Corporation Exploit 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1053725 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/NSS/NSS_3.15.4_release_notes CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90394 CVE, Mozilla Corporation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-1740
NVD Published Date:
01/18/2014
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Mozilla Corporation