CVE-2012-0441

nss: NSS parsing errors with zero length items

Published Jun 5, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
The ASN.1 decoder in the QuickDER decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.13.4, as used in Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a zero-length item, as demonstrated by (1) a zero-length basic constraint or (2) a zero-length field in an OCSP response.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2490-1 nss security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0473 The ASN.1 decoder in the QuickDER decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.13.4, as used in Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a zero-length item, as demonstrated by (1) a zero-length basic constraint or (2) a zero-length field in an OCSP response.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1463-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1463-4 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1463-6 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1540-1 NSS vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1540-2 NSS vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:23 PM
Reserved
Jan 9, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 5, 2012, 11:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:37 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 5, 2012, 12:00 AM