Covert Timing Channel Affecting nss-sysinit package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-NSSSYSINIT-1970987
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Nov 2016

Introduced: 15 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-9074  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-385  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

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

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 Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

An existing mitigation of timing side-channel attacks is insufficient in some circumstances. This issue is addressed in Network Security Services (NSS) 3.26.1. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.