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7.3high

CVE-2016-1978

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ssl3_HandleECDHServerKeyExchange function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as us…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.4%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ssl3_HandleECDHServerKeyExchange function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by making an SSL (1) DHE or (2) ECDHE handshake at a time of high memory consumption.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • bto.bluecoat.com /security-advisory/sa124 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3688 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-0684.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-15.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-0685.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/84275 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • developer.mozilla.org /en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21_release_notes · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2973-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-0591.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1035258 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/91787 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1209546 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201605-06 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred

Sources

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