CVE-2016-1978 Affecting nss-softokn-freebl package, versions <0:3.16.2.3-14.2.el7_2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-NSSSOFTOKNFREEBL-2065995
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 8 Mar 2016
Introduced: 8 Mar 2016
CVE-2016-1978 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7
nss-softokn-freebl
to version 0:3.16.2.3-14.2.el7_2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss-softokn-freebl
package and not the nss-softokn-freebl
package as distributed by Centos
.
See How to fix?
for Centos:7
relevant fixed versions and status.
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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84275
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa124
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209546
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-15.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1978
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21_release_notes
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0591.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0684.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0685.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0685
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035258
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2973-1