NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting nss package, versions <2:3.26-1+debu8u2


Severity

0.0
high
0
10

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    4.01% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-NSS-421434
  • published 30 May 2017
  • disclosed 30 May 2017

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.

Null pointer dereference vulnerability in NSS since 3.24.0 was found when server receives empty SSLv2 messages resulting into denial of service by remote attacker.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

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

7.5 high
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Red Hat

7.5 high