Denial of Service Vulnerability in Mozilla NSS Affects Windows and Linux
CVE-2017-11697

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Mozilla
Status
Network Security Services
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 December 2017

What is CVE-2017-11697?

A vulnerability in the __hash_open function located in hash.c:229 of Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) allows attackers to trigger a denial of service condition. By manipulating a cert8.db file, attackers can induce a floating point exception, leading to a crash of the NSS, affecting the availability of applications relying on this library.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039153
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100345
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.geeknik.net/9brdqk6xu
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2017-11697 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in Mozilla NSS Affects Windows and Linux