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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting nss package, versions <2:3.26-1+debu8u2

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    4.49% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-NSS-421256
  • published 11 May 2017
  • disclosed 11 May 2017
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Introduced: 11 May 2017

CVE-2017-5461 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 nss to version 2:3.26-1+debu8u2 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.

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21.4, 3.22.x through 3.28.x before 3.28.4, 3.29.x before 3.29.5, and 3.30.x before 3.30.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging incorrect base64 operations.

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