CVE-2016-1978

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-03-08

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ssl3_HandleECDHServerKeyExchangefunction 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.

See more information about CVE-2016-1978 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5.1	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (nspr)	ELSA-2016-0684	2016-04-25
Oracle Linux version 5 (nss)	ELSA-2016-0684	2016-04-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (nspr)	ELSA-2016-0591	2016-04-05
Oracle Linux version 6 (nss)	ELSA-2016-0591	2016-04-05
Oracle Linux version 6 (nss-util)	ELSA-2016-0591	2016-04-05
Oracle Linux version 7 (nspr)	ELSA-2016-0685	2016-04-25
Oracle Linux version 7 (nss)	ELSA-2016-0685	2016-04-25
Oracle Linux version 7 (nss-softokn)	ELSA-2016-0685	2016-04-25
Oracle Linux version 7 (nss-util)	ELSA-2016-0685	2016-04-25
Oracle VM version 3.2 (nspr)	OVMSA-2016-0065	2016-06-20
Oracle VM version 3.2 (nss)	OVMSA-2016-0066	2016-06-20
Oracle VM version 3.3 (nspr)	OVMSA-2016-0042	2016-04-05
Oracle VM version 3.3 (nss)	OVMSA-2016-0042	2016-04-05
Oracle VM version 3.3 (nss-util)	OVMSA-2016-0042	2016-04-05
Oracle VM version 3.4 (nspr)	OVMSA-2016-0042	2016-04-05
Oracle VM version 3.4 (nss)	OVMSA-2016-0042	2016-04-05
Oracle VM version 3.4 (nss-util)	OVMSA-2016-0042	2016-04-05

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