Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.3 and 3.20.x and 3.21.x before 3.21.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ASN.1 data in an X.509 certificate.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade nss | Aug 30, 2017 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| Apple Osx Security | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest version | Mar 29, 2016 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade nss-util-develUpgrade nss-pkcs11-develUpgrade nss-toolsUpgrade nssUpgrade nss-develUpgrade nss-util | Jul 6, 2016 | Mar 9, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade firefox-esrUpgrade icedoveUpgrade nssUpgrade iceweasel | Mar 13, 2016 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade nssUpgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade linux-c6-nss | Dec 10, 2025 | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade dev-libs/nspr.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin.Upgrade dev-libs/nss. | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade nss-utilUpgrade nss-util-devel | Nov 30, 2017 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| Mfsa2016 35 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 38.7Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 45.0Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox | Mar 10, 2016 | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 38.7Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 45.0Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Thunderbird | Mar 16, 2016 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade developer/yasm to version 1.3.0-0.175.3.14.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/browser/firefox to version 45.4.0-0.175.3.14.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade mail/thunderbird/plugin/thunderbird-lightning to version 45.3.0-0.175.3.14.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade mail/thunderbird to version 45.3.0-0.175.3.14.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/data/firefox-bookmarks to version 45.4.0-0.175.3.14.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade nss-develUpgrade nss-utilUpgrade nss-util-develUpgrade nss-toolsUpgrade nssUpgrade nss-pkcs11-devel | Mar 13, 2016 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-otherUpgrade libsoftokn3-hmac-32bitUpgrade MozillaThunderbirdUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nspr-develUpgrade java-1_8_0-openjdk-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade libsoftokn3-32bitUpgrade libfreebl3-hmac-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-develUpgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade libfreebl3-x86Upgrade mozilla-nss-x86Upgrade MozillaFirefox-develUpgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade libfreebl3-hmacUpgrade libfreebl3Upgrade mozilla-nss-sysinitUpgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade libsoftokn3-hmacUpgrade libsoftokn3-x86Upgrade java-1_8_0-openjdk-headlessUpgrade mozilla-nss-certsUpgrade java-1_8_0-openjdkUpgrade java-1_8_0-openjdk-demoUpgrade mozilla-nss-sysinit-32bitUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade mozilla-nsprUpgrade mozilla-nspr-x86 | Mar 14, 2016 | Mar 11, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade firefoxUpgrade libnss3Upgrade thunderbird | Mar 13, 2016 | Mar 13, 2016 |
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