vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-5461: ELSA-2017-1100: nss and nss-util security update (CRITICAL) (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Apr 19, 2017 | Apr 20, 2017 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 19, 2017
Added
Apr 20, 2017
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
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.
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way NSS performed certain Base64-decoding operations. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted certificate which, when parsed by NSS, could cause it to crash or execute arbitrary code, using the permissions of the user running an application compiled against the NSS library.
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way NSS performed certain Base64-decoding operations. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted certificate which, when parsed by NSS, could cause it to crash or execute arbitrary code, using the permissions of the user running an application compiled against the NSS library.
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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