vulnerability

Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-11698: Mozilla Network Security Service: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 27, 2017
Added
Mar 17, 2020
Modified
Mar 31, 2026

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the __get_page function in lib/dbm/src/h_page.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact using a crafted cert8.db file.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-nss
Title
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