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Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting nss package, versions <0:3.19.1-5.el6_7

Severity

 Recommended
critical

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.63% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-NSS-2124079
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 3 Nov 2015
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Introduced: 3 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-7182 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-122 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 nss to version 0:3.19.1-5.el6_7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss package and not the nss package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ASN.1 decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.1 and 3.20.x before 3.20.1, as used in Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted OCTET STRING data.

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CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

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