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FreeBSD: NSS -- multiple vulnerabilities (Multiple CVEs)

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FreeBSD: NSS -- multiple vulnerabilities (Multiple CVEs)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/31/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/10/2016
Modified
03/21/2018

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ssl3_HandleECDHServerKeyExchange function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by making an SSL (1) DHE or (2) ECDHE handshake at a time of high memory consumption.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-linux-firefox
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-linux-seamonkey
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-nss

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