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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-5461: Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS): Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-5461: Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS): Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/10/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
06/15/2020

Description

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21.4, 3.22.x through 3.28.x before 3.28.4, 3.29.x before 3.29.5, and 3.30.x before 3.30.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging incorrect base64 operations.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-nss
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-client-firefox
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-client-firefox-bin

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