CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-1544

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A 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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code remotely, potentially leading to system compromise or user data theft.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of Firefox or Thunderbird to mitigate this vulnerability and ensure system security.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS