Improper Certificate Validation Affecting nss package, versions <2:3.35-2ubuntu2.15


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.1% (40th percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
4.3 medium
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SUSE
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-NSS-2767563
  • published 14 Jan 2022
  • disclosed 22 Dec 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 nss to version 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.15 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

After accepting an untrusted certificate, handling an empty pkcs7 sequence as part of the certificate data could have lead to a crash. This crash is believed to be unexploitable. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.5, Firefox < 96, and Thunderbird < 91.5.