Out-of-Bounds Affecting nss-util package, versions <0:3.19.1-9.49.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.9% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-NSSUTIL-1693873
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed13 Mar 2016

Introduced: 13 Mar 2016

CVE-2016-1950  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 nss-util to version 0:3.19.1-9.49.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2016-667.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss-util package and not the nss-util package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.3 and 3.20.x and 3.21.x before 3.21.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ASN.1 data in an X.509 certificate.

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