Improper Input Validation Affecting nss package, versions <3.12.3-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-NSS-421508
  • published30 Jul 2009
  • disclosed30 Jul 2009

Introduced: 30 Jul 2009

CVE-2009-2408  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 nss to version 3.12.3-1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.12.3, Firefox before 3.0.13, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.23, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.18 do not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority. NOTE: this was originally reported for Firefox before 3.5.

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