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USN-2088-1: NSS vulnerability

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USN-2088-1: NSS vulnerability

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
01/18/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/08/2014
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

The ssl_Do1stHandshake function in sslsecur.c in libssl in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.15.4, when the TLS False Start feature is enabled, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers by using an arbitrary X.509 certificate during certain handshake traffic.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libnss3
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libnss3-1d

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