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MFSA2016-07 Firefox: Errors in mp_div and mp_exptmod cryptographic functions in NSS (CVE-2016-1938)

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MFSA2016-07 Firefox: Errors in mp_div and mp_exptmod cryptographic functions in NSS (CVE-2016-1938)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
01/26/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/29/2016
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

The s_mp_div function in lib/freebl/mpi/mpi.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, improperly divides numbers, which might make it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging use of the (1) mp_div or (2) mp_exptmod function.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-esr-upgrade-38_8
  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-44_0

References

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