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CVE-2014-1498 The crypto.generateCRMFRequest method in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.25 does not properly validate a certain key type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service...

MediumCVSS 5.0 EPSS 1.8%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

The crypto.generateCRMFRequest method in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.25 does not properly validate a certain key type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors that trigger generation of a key that supports the Elliptic Curve ec-dual-use algorithm.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
SUSE linux enterprise desktop = 11-sp3 No fix listed
SUSE linux enterprise server = 11-sp3 No fix listed
SUSE linux enterprise software development kit = 11-sp3 No fix listed
oracle solaris = 11.3 No fix listed
opensuse = 13.1 No fix listed
opensuse project opensuse = 11.4 No fix listed
opensuse project opensuse = 12.3 No fix listed
mozilla seamonkey < 2.25 2.25
mozilla Firefox < 28.0 28.0

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