Diffie Hellman Key Exchange Vulnerability in NSS by Red Hat
CVE-2016-8635

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Mozilla
Status
Nss
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 August 2018

What is CVE-2016-8635?

A vulnerability in the Diffie Hellman key exchange implementation of NSS 3.21.x allows attackers to exploit small subgroup confinement. By targeting the client DH key, an attacker can potentially recover private keys, undermining the security of encrypted communications. This issue highlights the importance of robust implementations of cryptographic protocols to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.

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Affected Version(s)

nss 3.21.x

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8635
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2779.html
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-46
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
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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