CVE-2014-1498 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before version 28.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.25, affecting the crypto.generateCRMFRequest method. An attacker can trigger an application crash by exploiting improper validation of a key type, specifically one supporting the Elliptic Curve ec-dual-use algorithm. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:vmware:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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