Covert Timing Channel Affecting nss package, versions *
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.17% (53rd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-NSS-1969936
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 15 Nov 2016
Introduced: 15 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-9074 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:7 nss.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss package and not the nss package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
An existing mitigation of timing side-channel attacks is insufficient in some circumstances. This issue is addressed in Network Security Services (NSS) 3.26.1. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94341
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1293334
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-93/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9074
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-46
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298