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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-2834: Security patch for nss-util, nss, nss-softokn (ALAS-2016-774)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-2834: Security patch for nss-util, nss, nss-softokn (ALAS-2016-774)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/13/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/16/2016
Modified
04/16/2020

Description

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.23, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade--nss
  • amazon-linux-upgrade--nss-softokn
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-nss-util

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