CVE-2014-1558
First published: Wed Jul 23 2014(Updated: )
Mozilla Firefox before 31.0 and Thunderbird before 31.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (X.509 certificate parsing outage) via a crafted certificate that does not use UTF-8 character encoding in a required context, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-1559.
Credit: security@mozilla.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox | <=30.0 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | <=24.7 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | =24.0 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | =24.0.1 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | =24.1 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | =24.1.1 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | =24.2 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | =24.3 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | =24.4 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | =24.5 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | =24.6 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2014-1558?
CVE-2014-1558 has a severity rating that indicates it allows for remote denial of service due to certificate parsing issues.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1558?
To fix CVE-2014-1558, upgrade Mozilla Firefox to version 31.0 or later and Mozilla Thunderbird to version 31.0 or later.
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2014-1558?
CVE-2014-1558 affects Mozilla Firefox versions before 31.0 and Mozilla Thunderbird versions before 31.0.
What kind of attack does CVE-2014-1558 enable?
CVE-2014-1558 enables remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted non-UTF-8 character encoded certificate.
Is CVE-2014-1558 related to other vulnerabilities?
CVE-2014-1558 is a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-1559, but both are within the same scope of certificate parsing issues.
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