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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-8635: ELSA-2016-2779: nss and nss-util security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-8635: ELSA-2016-2779: nss and nss-util security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/16/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/16/2016
Modified
11/26/2024

Description

It was found that Diffie Hellman Client key exchange handling in NSS 3.21.x was vulnerable to small subgroup confinement attack. An attacker could use this flaw to recover private keys by confining the client DH key to small subgroup of the desired group. It was found that Diffie Hellman Client key exchange handling in NSS was vulnerable to small subgroup confinement attack. An attacker could use this flaw to recover private keys by confining the client DH key to small subgroup of the desired group.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-nss
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-nss-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-nss-pkcs11-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-nss-sysinit
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-nss-tools
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-nss-util
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-nss-util-devel

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