Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types Affecting nss-softokn package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-NSSSOFTOKN-1986314
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 8 Aug 2017
Introduced: 8 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-7781 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.