The cert_TestHostName function in lib/certdb/certdb.c in the certificate-checking implementation in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.16 accepts a wildcard character that is embedded in an internationalized domain name's U-label, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate.
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History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2014-03-25T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:42:36.122Z

Reserved: 2014-01-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-1492

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-03-25T13:25:38.493

Modified: 2018-10-09T19:42:51.393

Link: CVE-2014-1492

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-1492 - Bugzilla