CVE-2016-1978

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1978
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-1978.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-1978
Related
Published
2016-03-13T18:59:27Z
Modified
2024-09-11T02:00:04Z
Severity
  • 7.3 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / nss

Package

Name
nss
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nss?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.21-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / nss

Package

Name
nss
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nss?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.21-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / nss

Package

Name
nss
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nss?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.21-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}