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Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-1938: nss security issues

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-1938: nss security issues

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
01/31/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/30/2017
Modified
11/06/2017

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)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-nss

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