CVE-2016-1978

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Mozilla
Status
Firefox
Network Security Services
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 March 2016

Summary

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.

References

https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa124
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbull...
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688
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EPSS Score

5% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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