Out-of-Bounds Affecting nss-devel package, versions <0:3.13.5-4.0.1.el5_8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
10.62% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-NSSDEVEL-2468025
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed5 Jun 2012

Introduced: 5 Jun 2012

CVE-2012-0441  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 nss-devel to version 0:3.13.5-4.0.1.el5_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2012-1090.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss-devel package and not the nss-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ASN.1 decoder in the QuickDER decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.13.4, as used in Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a zero-length item, as demonstrated by (1) a zero-length basic constraint or (2) a zero-length field in an OCSP response.

CVSS Scores

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