vulnerability
RHSA-2016:0685: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | 2016-03-13 | 2016-04-26 | 2025-02-18 |
Description
Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support the cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications. The nss-util packages provide utilities for use with the Network Security Services (NSS) libraries. Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) provides platform independence for non-GUI operating system facilities.The following packages have been upgraded to a newer upstream version: nss (3.21.0), nss-util (3.21.0), nspr (4.11.0). (BZ#1310581, BZ#1303021, BZ#1299872)Security Fix(es):Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Eric Rescorla as the original reporter of CVE-2016-1978; and Tim Taubert as the original reporter of CVE-2016-1979.Bug Fix(es):
Solution(s)
Explore Exposure Command
Confidently identify and prioritize exposures from endpoint to cloud with full attack surface visibility and threat-aware risk context.