Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types Affecting nss-softokn package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-NSSSOFTOKN-1986314
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Aug 2017

Introduced: 8 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-7781  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-681  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 nss-softokn.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss-softokn package and not the nss-softokn package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

An error occurs in the elliptic curve point addition algorithm that uses mixed Jacobian-affine coordinates where it can yield a result "POINT_AT_INFINITY" when it should not. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this to interfere with a connection, resulting in an attacked party computing an incorrect shared secret. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.