Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-1978
Use-after-free vulnerability in the ssl3_HandleECDHServerKeyExchange function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by making an SSL (1) DHE or (2) ECDHE handshake at a time of high memory consumption.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-1978
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 7.71%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 93 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-1978
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
|
NIST |
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7.3
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
3.9
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3.4
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2016-1978
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0685.html
RHSA-2016:0685 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209546
Bugzilla.mozilla.org is offline
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https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa124
SA124 : NSS Vulnerabilities March 2016
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0909-1: important: Security update for
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
Oracle July 2016 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21_release_notes
NSS 3.21 release notes - Mozilla | MDN
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0777-1: important: Security update for
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0820-1: important: Security update for
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2016
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Oracle Linux Bulletin - April 2016
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-06) — Gentoo security
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2973-1
USN-2973-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035258
Network Security Services (NSS) SSL DHE/ECDHE Use-After-Free Memory Error May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code on the Target System - SecurityTracker
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0591.html
RHSA-2016:0591 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-15.html
Use-after-free in NSS during SSL connections in low memory — MozillaVendor Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0684.html
RHSA-2016:0684 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3688-1 nss
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84275
Mozilla Network Security Services Use After Free CVE-2016-1978 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0727-1: important: Security update for
Products affected by CVE-2016-1978
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*