Incorrect Calculation Affecting nss package, versions <2:3.26-1+debu8u2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-NSS-421392
- published 11 Jun 2018
- disclosed 11 Jun 2018
Introduced: 11 Jun 2018
CVE-2017-5462 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.
A flaw in DRBG number generation within the Network Security Services (NSS) library where the internal state V does not correctly carry bits over. The NSS library has been updated to fix this issue to address this issue and Firefox ESR 52.1 has been updated with NSS version 3.28.4. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5462
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5462
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3872
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-04
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1345089
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5462