CVE-2014-1569

Exp

The definite_length_decoder function in lib/util/quickder.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.16.2.4 and 3.17.x before 3.17.3 does not ensure that the DER encoding of an ASN.1 length is properly formed, which allows remote attackers to conduct data-smuggling attacks by using a long byte sequence for an encoding, as demonstrated by the SEC_QuickDERDecodeItem function's improper handling of an arbitrary-length encoding of 0x00.

Published: 2014-12-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-1569 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.18%). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-1569

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-1569

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 3.64% 3.18% -0.45%
2 2025-12-07 2.46% 3.64% +1.18%
3 2025-12-04 2.46%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-1569

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-1569

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-1569

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-1569 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-2014-1569
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1569
suse medium CVE-2014-1569 severity moderate: SUSE including 523 source package names (MozillaFirefox-31.4.0esr-0.3.1, MozillaFirefox-31.4.0esr-0.8.7, …), 751 product×package rows across 77 product lines (Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-BYOS, Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-Basic-On-Demand, … (77 product lines)): Fixed 594, Known Affected 157. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1569/
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-1569 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nss), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1569

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-1569

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/444.html">CWE-444: Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-1569

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla network_security_services <= 3.16.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla network_security_services 3.16.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:3.16.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla network_security_services 3.16.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:3.16.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla network_security_services 3.16.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:3.16.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla network_security_services 3.17.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:3.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla network_security_services 3.17.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:3.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla network_security_services 3.17.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:3.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-1569

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00024.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00000.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3186
http://www.intelsecurity.com/resources/wp-berserk-analysis-part-1.pdf Exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032909
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1064670 Exploit
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.17.3_release_notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/09/26/pkcs1.html Exploit
https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/2hd1m8/rsa_signature_forgery_in_nss/cksnr02 Exploit
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