Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open') Affecting nss-sysinit package, versions *


high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 97.49% (100th percentile)
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NVD
3.4 low
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Red Hat
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-NSSSYSINIT-5879047
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 14 Oct 2014

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 nss-sysinit.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss-sysinit package and not the nss-sysinit package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The SSL protocol 3.0, as used in OpenSSL through 1.0.1i and other products, uses nondeterministic CBC padding, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain cleartext data via a padding-oracle attack, aka the "POODLE" issue.

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