vulnerability

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

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 16, 2016
Added
Nov 16, 2016
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

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.

Solutions

oracle-linux-upgrade-nssoracle-linux-upgrade-nss-develoracle-linux-upgrade-nss-pkcs11-develoracle-linux-upgrade-nss-sysinitoracle-linux-upgrade-nss-toolsoracle-linux-upgrade-nss-utiloracle-linux-upgrade-nss-util-devel
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