CVE-2014-8642

Mozilla: Delegated OCSP responder certificates failure with id-pkix-ocsp-nocheck extension (MFSA 2015-08)

Published Jan 14, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 do not consider the id-pkix-ocsp-nocheck extension in deciding whether to trust an OCSP responder, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network during a session in which there was an incorrect decision to accept a compromised and revoked certificate.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-8479 Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 do not consider the id-pkix-ocsp-nocheck extension in deciding whether to trust an OCSP responder, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network during a session in which there was an incorrect decision to accept a compromised and revoked certificate.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2458-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:26 PM
Reserved
Nov 6, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 14, 2015, 11:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 15, 2015, 12:00 AM