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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-5461: Critical: nss and nss-util security update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-5461: Critical: nss and nss-util security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/20/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/21/2017
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21.4, 3.22.x through 3.28.x before 3.28.4, 3.29.x before 3.29.5, and 3.30.x before 3.30.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging incorrect base64 operations.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-nss
  • centos-upgrade-nss-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-nss-devel
  • centos-upgrade-nss-pkcs11-devel
  • centos-upgrade-nss-sysinit
  • centos-upgrade-nss-tools
  • centos-upgrade-nss-util
  • centos-upgrade-nss-util-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-nss-util-devel

References

  • 98050
  • DLA-906-1
  • DLA-946-1
  • DSA-3831
  • DSA-3872
  • CVE-2017-5461
  • RHSA-2017:1100
  • RHSA-2017:1101
  • RHSA-2017:1102
  • RHSA-2017:1103
  • USN-3260-1
  • USN-3260-2
  • USN-3270-1
  • USN-3278-1
  • USN-3372-1
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