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CVE-2014-1544


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.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-1544 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from mozilla, from mozilla, from mozilla and 1 other, 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

2014-07-23T11:12:42.777

Last Modified

2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mozilla firefox ≤ 30.0 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 24.0 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 24.0.1 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 24.0.2 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 24.1.0 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 24.1.1 Yes
Application mozilla firefox_esr 24.2 Yes
Application mozilla firefox_esr 24.3 Yes
Application mozilla firefox_esr 24.4 Yes
Application mozilla firefox_esr 24.5 Yes
Application mozilla firefox_esr 24.6 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.2 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.2.1 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.3 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.3.1 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.3.2 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.4 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.4.1 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.4.2 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.5 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.6 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.6.1 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.7 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.7.1 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.7.2 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.7.3 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.7.5 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.7.7 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.8 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.9 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.11.2 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.11.3 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.11.4 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.11.5 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.12 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.12.1 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.12.2 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.12.3 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.12.3.1 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.12.3.2 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.12.4 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.12.5 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.12.6 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.12.7 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.12.8 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.12.9 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.12.10 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.12.11 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.14 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.14.1 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.14.2 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.14.3 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.14.4 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.14.5 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.15 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.15.1 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.15.2 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.15.3 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.15.3.1 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.15.4 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.15.5 Yes
Application mozilla network_security_services 3.16 Yes
Application mozilla thunderbird ≤ 24.6 Yes
Application mozilla thunderbird 24.0 Yes
Application mozilla thunderbird 24.0.1 Yes
Application mozilla thunderbird 24.1 Yes
Application mozilla thunderbird 24.1.1 Yes
Application mozilla thunderbird 24.2 Yes
Application mozilla thunderbird 24.3 Yes
Application mozilla thunderbird 24.4 Yes
Application mozilla thunderbird 24.5 Yes

References

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 mozilla'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.