CVE-2014-1544 json
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CERT_DestroyCertificate function in libnss3.so in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) 3.x, as used…
published 2014-07-23 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-1620
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.1%
- EPSS 6.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CERT_DestroyCertificate function in libnss3.so in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) 3.x, as used in Firefox before 31.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.7, and Thunderbird before 24.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger certain improper removal of an NSSCertificate structure from a trust domain.
Patch / fix
- nss Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:3.16.3-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1544
- nss Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2:3.15.4-1ubuntu7.1
- firefox Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
- thunderbird Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1544
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- nss RHEL 5 3.15.3-7.el5_10
- nss RHEL 7 3.15.4-7.el7_0
- nspr RHEL 5 4.10.6-1.el5_10
- nspr RHEL 7 4.10.6-1.el7_0
- nss-tools RHEL 5 3.15.3-7.el5_10
- nss-tools RHEL 7 3.15.4-7.el7_0
- nss-sysinit RHEL 7 3.15.4-7.el7_0
- nss RHEL 6 3.16.1-4.el6_5
red hat advisories RHSA-2014:1165RHSA-2014:0915RHSA-2014:0916RHSA-2014:0917
- firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1
- MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 45.5.1-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2014-1544 updated cvss 6.8
nss: Race-condition in certificate verification can lead to Remote code execution (MFSA 2014-63)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) nss 3.15.3-7.el5_10, nspr 4.10.6-1.el5_10, nss-tools 3.15.3-7.el5_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0916
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4 ELS) nss 3.12.10-7.el4, nss-tools 3.12.10-7.el4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1165
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) nss 3.15.4-7.el7_0, nspr 4.10.6-1.el7_0, nss-tools 3.15.4-7.el7_0, nss-sysinit 3.15.4-7.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) nss-devel 3.15.4-7.el7_0, nspr-devel 4.10.6-1.el7_0, nss-debuginfo 3.15.4-7.el7_0, nspr-debuginfo 4.10.6-1.el7_0, nss-pkcs11-devel 3.15.4-7.el7_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0916
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.4) nss 3.14.3-6.el6_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0915
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) nss 3.15.4-7.el7_0, nspr 4.10.6-1.el7_0, nss-tools 3.15.4-7.el7_0, nss-sysinit 3.15.4-7.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) nss-devel 3.15.4-7.el7_0, nspr-devel 4.10.6-1.el7_0, nss-debuginfo 3.15.4-7.el7_0, nspr-debuginfo 4.10.6-1.el7_0, nss-pkcs11-devel 3.15.4-7.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) nss 3.15.3-7.el5_10, nspr 4.10.6-1.el5_10, nss-tools 3.15.3-7.el5_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0916
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) nss 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nspr 4.10.6-1.el6_5, nss-util 3.16.1-1.el6_5, nss-tools 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nss-sysinit 3.16.1-4.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) nss 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nspr 4.10.6-1.el6_5, nss-util 3.16.1-1.el6_5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0917
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) nss 3.15.3-7.el5_10, nspr 4.10.6-1.el5_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0916
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4 ELS) nss 3.12.10-7.el4, nss-tools 3.12.10-7.el4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1165
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.9 server) nss 3.14.3-9.el5_9, nss-tools 3.14.3-9.el5_9fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0915
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) nss 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nspr 4.10.6-1.el6_5, nss-util 3.16.1-1.el6_5, nss-tools 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nss-sysinit 3.16.1-4.el6_5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0917
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.4) nss 3.14.3-6.el6_4, nss-tools 3.14.3-6.el6_4, nss-sysinit 3.14.3-6.el6_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0915
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) nss 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nspr 4.10.6-1.el6_5, nss-util 3.16.1-1.el6_5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0917
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Long Life (v. 5.6 server) nss 3.12.8-9.el5_6, nss-tools 3.12.8-9.el5_6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0915
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) nss 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nspr 4.10.6-1.el6_5, nss-util 3.16.1-1.el6_5, nss-tools 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nss-sysinit 3.16.1-4.el6_5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0917
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) nss 3.15.4-7.el7_0, nspr 4.10.6-1.el7_0, nss-tools 3.15.4-7.el7_0, nss-sysinit 3.15.4-7.el7_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0916
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.2) nss 3.13.1-10.el6_2, nss-tools 3.13.1-10.el6_2, nss-sysinit 3.13.1-10.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) nss 3.14.3-6.el6_4, nss-tools 3.14.3-6.el6_4, nss-sysinit 3.14.3-6.el6_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0915
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) nss 3.16.1-4.el6_5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0917
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) nss-debuginfo 3.15.4-7.el7_0, nss-pkcs11-devel 3.15.4-7.el7_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0916
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.2) nss 3.13.1-10.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.4) nss 3.14.3-6.el6_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0915
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) nss 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nspr 4.10.6-1.el6_5, nss-util 3.16.1-1.el6_5, nss-tools 3.16.1-4.el6_5, nss-sysinit 3.16.1-4.el6_5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0917
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) nss 3.15.4-7.el7_0, nspr 4.10.6-1.el7_0, nss-tools 3.15.4-7.el7_0, nss-sysinit 3.15.4-7.el7_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0916
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) nss 3.16.1-4.el6_5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0917
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) nss-debuginfo 3.15.4-7.el7_0, nss-pkcs11-devel 3.15.4-7.el7_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0916
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Exploit prediction
6.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201504-01
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2014/dsa-2996
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2014/dsa-2986
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-63.html
vendor-advisory
- oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
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secunia.com
/advisories/59719
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/60083
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/68816
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/60621
third-party-advisory
- oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
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securitytracker.com
/id/1030617
vdb-entry
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=963150
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secunia.com
/advisories/60486
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/60628
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/59760
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/59591
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-1544
- NVD CVE-2014-1544
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