CVE-2014-8642

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.53%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/62242 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62250 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99963 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62418 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62316 third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1079658
http://secunia.com/advisories/62790 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62446 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72042 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/62253 third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-08.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8642?
CVE-2014-8642 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8642?
To fix CVE-2014-8642, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8642 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-8642 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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