NSS (Network Security Services) versions prior to 3.73 or 3.68.1 ESR are vulnerable to a heap overflow when handling DER-encoded DSA or RSA-PSS signatures. Applications using NSS for handling signatures encoded within CMS, S/MIME, PKCS \#7, or PKCS \#12 are likely to be impacted. Applications using NSS for certificate validation or other TLS, X.509, OCSP or CRL functionality may be impacted, depending on how they configure NSS. *Note: This vulnerability does NOT impact Mozilla Firefox.* However, email clients and PDF viewers that use NSS for signature verification, such as Thunderbird, LibreOffice, Evolution and Evince are believed to be impacted. This vulnerability affects NSS < 3.73 and NSS < 3.68.1.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | alma-upgrade-nssalma-upgrade-nss-develalma-upgrade-nss-softoknalma-upgrade-nss-softokn-develalma-upgrade-nss-softokn-freeblalma-upgrade-nss-softokn-freebl-develalma-upgrade-nss-sysinitalma-upgrade-nss-toolsalma-upgrade-nss-utilalma-upgrade-nss-util-devel | May 4, 2022 | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-nss | Mar 26, 2024 | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nspramazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nspr-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nspr-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nssamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nss-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nss-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nss-pkcs11-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nss-softoknamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nss-softokn-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nss-softokn-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nss-softokn-freeblamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nss-softokn-freebl-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nss-sysinitamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nss-toolsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nss-utilamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nss-util-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nss-util-devel | Dec 2, 2021 | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| Amazon_linux | — | amazon-linux-upgrade-nss | Dec 2, 2021 | Dec 1, 2021 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nspramazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nspr-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nspr-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nssamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-pkcs11-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-softoknamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-softokn-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-softokn-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-softokn-freeblamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-softokn-freebl-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-softokn-freebl-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-sysinitamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-sysinit-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-toolsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-tools-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-utilamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-util-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nss-util-devel | Feb 17, 2025 | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| Centos_linux | — | centos-upgrade-nsscentos-upgrade-nss-debuginfocentos-upgrade-nss-debugsourcecentos-upgrade-nss-develcentos-upgrade-nss-pkcs11-develcentos-upgrade-nss-softokncentos-upgrade-nss-softokn-debuginfocentos-upgrade-nss-softokn-develcentos-upgrade-nss-softokn-freeblcentos-upgrade-nss-softokn-freebl-debuginfocentos-upgrade-nss-softokn-freebl-develcentos-upgrade-nss-sysinitcentos-upgrade-nss-sysinit-debuginfocentos-upgrade-nss-toolscentos-upgrade-nss-tools-debuginfocentos-upgrade-nss-utilcentos-upgrade-nss-util-debuginfocentos-upgrade-nss-util-devel | Dec 2, 2021 | Dec 1, 2021 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-nss | Dec 3, 2021 | Dec 3, 2021 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-nss | Nov 4, 2022 | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-nss | Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-nsshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-nss-softoknhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-nss-util | Apr 20, 2022 | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-nsshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-nss-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-nss-sysinithuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-nss-tools | Mar 2, 2022 | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-nsshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-nss-softoknhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-nss-util | Mar 3, 2022 | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| Nutanix Ahv | nutanix-ahv-upgrade-latest | Jun 5, 2026 | Sep 19, 2022 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-library-security-nss-4-70-11-4-42-0-1-113-0 | Feb 17, 2022 | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-nssoracle-linux-upgrade-nss-develoracle-linux-upgrade-nss-pkcs11-develoracle-linux-upgrade-nss-softoknoracle-linux-upgrade-nss-softokn-develoracle-linux-upgrade-nss-softokn-freebloracle-linux-upgrade-nss-softokn-freebl-develoracle-linux-upgrade-nss-sysinitoracle-linux-upgrade-nss-toolsoracle-linux-upgrade-nss-utiloracle-linux-upgrade-nss-util-devel | Dec 2, 2021 | Dec 1, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | redhat-upgrade-nssredhat-upgrade-nss-debuginforedhat-upgrade-nss-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-nss-develredhat-upgrade-nss-pkcs11-develredhat-upgrade-nss-softoknredhat-upgrade-nss-softokn-debuginforedhat-upgrade-nss-softokn-develredhat-upgrade-nss-softokn-freeblredhat-upgrade-nss-softokn-freebl-debuginforedhat-upgrade-nss-softokn-freebl-develredhat-upgrade-nss-sysinitredhat-upgrade-nss-sysinit-debuginforedhat-upgrade-nss-toolsredhat-upgrade-nss-tools-debuginforedhat-upgrade-nss-utilredhat-upgrade-nss-util-debuginforedhat-upgrade-nss-util-develredhat-upgrade-thunderbirdredhat-upgrade-thunderbird-debuginforedhat-upgrade-thunderbird-debugsource | Dec 2, 2021 | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| Rocky_linux | rocky-upgrade-nssrocky-upgrade-nss-debuginforocky-upgrade-nss-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-nss-develrocky-upgrade-nss-softoknrocky-upgrade-nss-softokn-debuginforocky-upgrade-nss-softokn-develrocky-upgrade-nss-softokn-freeblrocky-upgrade-nss-softokn-freebl-debuginforocky-upgrade-nss-softokn-freebl-develrocky-upgrade-nss-sysinitrocky-upgrade-nss-sysinit-debuginforocky-upgrade-nss-toolsrocky-upgrade-nss-tools-debuginforocky-upgrade-nss-utilrocky-upgrade-nss-util-debuginforocky-upgrade-nss-util-devel | May 5, 2022 | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-libfreebl3suse-upgrade-libfreebl3-32bitsuse-upgrade-libfreebl3-hmacsuse-upgrade-libfreebl3-hmac-32bitsuse-upgrade-libsoftokn3suse-upgrade-libsoftokn3-32bitsuse-upgrade-libsoftokn3-hmacsuse-upgrade-libsoftokn3-hmac-32bitsuse-upgrade-mozilla-nsprsuse-upgrade-mozilla-nspr-32bitsuse-upgrade-mozilla-nspr-develsuse-upgrade-mozilla-nsssuse-upgrade-mozilla-nss-32bitsuse-upgrade-mozilla-nss-certssuse-upgrade-mozilla-nss-certs-32bitsuse-upgrade-mozilla-nss-develsuse-upgrade-mozilla-nss-sysinitsuse-upgrade-mozilla-nss-sysinit-32bitsuse-upgrade-mozilla-nss-tools | Dec 7, 2021 | Dec 1, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libnss3ubuntu-upgrade-libnss3ubuntu-upgrade-thunderbird | Dec 2, 2021 | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 8, 2021 |
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