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CVE-2014-1498

The crypto.generateCRMFRequest method in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.25 does not properly validate a certain key type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors that trigger generation of a key that supports the Elliptic Curve ec-dual-use algorithm.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-1498 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 8 products from suse, from suse, from suse and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-03-19T10:55:06.350

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-347

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_software_development_kit	11	Yes
Operating System	oracle	solaris	11.3	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse_project	opensuse	11.4	Yes
Operating System	opensuse_project	opensuse	12.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	< 2.25	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	< 28.0	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-18.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=935618 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-18.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=935618 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For suse's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.