vulnerability
FreeBSD: NSS -- multiple vulnerabilities (Multiple CVEs)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 31, 2016 | Mar 10, 2016 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 31, 2016
Added
Mar 10, 2016
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
Description
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.
Solutions
freebsd-upgrade-package-linux-firefoxfreebsd-upgrade-package-linux-seamonkeyfreebsd-upgrade-package-nss
References
- BID-91787
- CVE-2016-1938
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-1938
- CVE-2016-1978
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-1978
- URL-https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nss/rev/a245a4ccd354
- URL-https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nss/rev/a555bf0fc23a
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-07/
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-15/
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