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Out-of-Bounds Affecting nss-util package, versions <0:3.19.1-9.el7_2

critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.01% (84th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high
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Red Hat
6.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-NSSUTIL-2062078
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 8 Mar 2016
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Introduced: 8 Mar 2016

CVE-2016-1950 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-119 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 nss-util to version 0:3.19.1-9.el7_2 or higher.

NVD Description

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

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.3 and 3.20.x and 3.21.x before 3.21.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ASN.1 data in an X.509 certificate.

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