Out-of-Bounds Affecting nss-sysinit package, versions <0:3.79.0-4.amzn2.0.1


Severity

0.0
high
0
10

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.17% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-NSSSYSINIT-3367429
  • published 22 Mar 2023
  • disclosed 2 Jun 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 nss-sysinit to version 0:3.79.0-4.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-1992.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss-sysinit package and not the nss-sysinit package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

An attacker could construct a PKCS 12 cert bundle in such a way that could allow for arbitrary memory writes via PKCS 12 Safe Bag attributes being mishandled. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

8.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

8.8 high
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SUSE

8.1 high
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Red Hat

8.8 high