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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2017-5461

CVE-2017-5461

CRITICAL9.8

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3

Published May 11, 2017

Modified 1 years ago

Fix available

Details

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21.4, 3.22.x through 3.28.x before 3.28.4, 3.29.x before 3.29.5, and 3.30.x before 3.30.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging incorrect base64 operations.

Affected Packages

Firefox

Ubuntu 14.04 LTSUbuntu 16.04 LTSUbuntu 18.04 LTSUbuntu 20.04 LTSUbuntu 22.04 LTS

Fixed in:

53

Mozilla Firefox

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Fixed in:

53

Mozilla Firefox ESR

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Fixed in:

45.952.1

Firefox ESR

macOS 14macOS 15macOS 26

Fixed in:

45.952.1

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3872

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98050

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1100

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1101

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1102

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1103

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344380

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21.4_release_notes

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.28.4_release_notes

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.29.5_release_notes

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.30.1_release_notes

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-04

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5461

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/#CVE-2017-5461

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/#CVE-2017-5461

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/#CVE-2017-5461

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/#CVE-2017-5461

https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

9.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

9.8/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Ecosystems(28)

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Timeline

PublishedMay 11, 2017

ModifiedAug 5, 2024

CVE-2017-5461 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence