CVE-2014-1490: canonical ubuntu_linux Race Condition

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-1490 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Race Condition vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-02-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Race condition in libssl in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.15.4, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.3, Thunderbird before 24.3, SeaMonkey before 2.24, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving a resumption handshake that triggers incorrect replacement of a session ticket.

• CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.