CVE-2013-5606

The CERT_VerifyCert function in lib/certhigh/certvfy.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) 3.15 before 3.15.3 provides an unexpected return value for an incompatible key-usage certificate when the CERTVerifyLog argument is valid, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted certificate.

Published: 2013-11-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-5606 is rated Moderate Risk (53.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.41%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.75% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-5606

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.66% 2.41% +1.75%
2 2025-03-30 2.02% 0.66% -1.36%
3 2025-03-29 2.02%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5606

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5606

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-5606

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-5606 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nss), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5606
gentoo normal CVE-2013-5606: 2 GLSA(s) (201406-19, 201504-01), 8 atom(s) (dev-libs/nspr, dev-libs/nss, …); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-5606
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5606
suse medium CVE-2013-5606 severity moderate: SUSE including 52 source package names (libfreebl3, libfreebl3-3.15.3-0.3.1, …), 161 product×package rows across 31 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2, … (31 product lines)): Fixed 100, Known Not Affected 61. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5606/
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-5606 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nss), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): released 6. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-5606

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5606

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla network_security_services 3.15 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla network_security_services 3.15.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:3.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla network_security_services 3.15.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:3.15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5606

URL Tags
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00080.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1791.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1829.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0041.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-19.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2994
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-103.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63737
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2030-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910438
https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/NSS/NSS_3.15.3_release_notes
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
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