CVE-2014-1559
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-2014-1558.
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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Reference Links
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60628
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-65.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030619
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030620
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1026022
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2014-1559?
CVE-2014-1559 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to improper handling of X.509 certificate parsing.
What versions are affected by CVE-2014-1559?
CVE-2014-1559 affects Mozilla Firefox versions before 31.0 and Mozilla Thunderbird versions before 31.0.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1559?
To fix CVE-2014-1559, update Mozilla Firefox to version 31.0 or later and Mozilla Thunderbird to version 31.0 or later.
What type of attack does CVE-2014-1559 enable?
CVE-2014-1559 enables remote attackers to trigger a denial of service through crafted certificates.
Is CVE-2014-1559 related to any other vulnerabilities?
CVE-2014-1559 is a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-1558, which also pertains to certificate processing.
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