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-utilUpgrade nssUpgrade nss-develUpgrade nss-util-develUpgrade nss-toolsUpgrade nss-pkcs11-devel | Jul 6, 2016 | Mar 9, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade icedoveUpgrade firefox-esrUpgrade iceweaselUpgrade nss | 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 nssUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade linux-c6-nss | Dec 10, 2025 | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade dev-libs/nspr.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade dev-libs/nss.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin. | 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 the latest version of Mozilla FirefoxUpgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 45.0Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 38.7 | Mar 10, 2016 | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 38.7Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla ThunderbirdUpgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 45.0 | Mar 16, 2016 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade mail/thunderbird/plugin/thunderbird-lightning to version 45.3.0-0.175.3.14.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/browser/firefox to version 45.4.0-0.175.3.14.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade developer/yasm to version 1.3.0-0.175.3.14.0.2.0 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-pkcs11-develUpgrade nss-toolsUpgrade nssUpgrade nss-utilUpgrade nss-util-develUpgrade nss-devel | Mar 13, 2016 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade java-1_8_0-openjdk-headlessUpgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nsprUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade mozilla-nss-sysinit-32bitUpgrade libfreebl3-hmacUpgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade libsoftokn3-x86Upgrade libsoftokn3-hmacUpgrade mozilla-nspr-x86Upgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade mozilla-nss-certsUpgrade java-1_8_0-openjdkUpgrade java-1_8_0-openjdk-demoUpgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-sysinitUpgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade libfreebl3Upgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade MozillaThunderbirdUpgrade libsoftokn3-32bitUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-develUpgrade java-1_8_0-openjdk-develUpgrade libsoftokn3-hmac-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade mozilla-nspr-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-x86Upgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-otherUpgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade MozillaFirefox-develUpgrade libfreebl3-x86Upgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-commonUpgrade libfreebl3-hmac-32bit | Mar 14, 2016 | Mar 11, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade firefoxUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade libnss3 | Mar 13, 2016 | Mar 13, 2016 |
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