CVE-2014-1498

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductMozilla Seamonkey
PublishedMar 19, 2014
First seenMar 19, 2014

How to fix

Update
  • mozilla seamonkey2.25 or later
  • mozilla firefox28.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mozilla seamonkeyv < 2.252.25
suse linux_enterprise_desktop11—
suse linux_enterprise_server11—
suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit11—
oracle solaris11.3—
opensuse opensuse13.1—
opensuse_project opensuse11.4, 12.3—
mozilla firefoxv < 28.028.0

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