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CVE-2017-5462

A flaw in DRBG number generation within the Network Security Services (NSS) library where the internal state V does not correctly carry bit…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.6%
percentile 85%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox

Classification

Weakness

References

  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201705-04 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/97940 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3831 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1345089 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1038320 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3872 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred

Sources

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