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Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm Affecting nss-util package, versions <0:3.44.0-7.el8_0

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.74% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-NSSUTIL-1986422
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed9 Jul 2019
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Introduced: 9 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-11727  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-327  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 nss-util to version 0:3.44.0-7.el8_0 or higher.

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 Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability exists where it possible to force Network Security Services (NSS) to sign CertificateVerify with PKCS#1 v1.5 signatures when those are the only ones advertised by server in CertificateRequest in TLS 1.3. PKCS#1 v1.5 signatures should not be used for TLS 1.3 messages. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 68.