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Debian: CVE-2020-25648: nss -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2020-25648: nss -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/20/2020
Created
10/31/2023
Added
10/30/2023
Modified
10/30/2023

Description

A flaw was found in the way NSS handled CCS (ChangeCipherSpec) messages in TLS 1.3. This flaw allows a remote attacker to send multiple CCS messages, causing a denial of service for servers compiled with the NSS library. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. This flaw affects NSS versions before 3.58.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-nss

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