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CVE-2016-1978 Affecting nss package, versions <2:3.26-1+debu8u1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    7.71% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-NSS-421201
  • published 13 Mar 2016
  • disclosed 13 Mar 2016
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Introduced: 13 Mar 2016

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How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 nss to version 2:3.26-1+debu8u1 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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ssl3_HandleECDHServerKeyExchange function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by making an SSL (1) DHE or (2) ECDHE handshake at a time of high memory consumption.

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CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

5.6 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low