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CVE-2016-1978

Description

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.3
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
2.293

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Update for Mozilla Firefox (44.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (44.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox (44.0.1)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (44.0.1)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox (44.0.2)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (44.0.2)Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in Mozilla Firefox (x64) 43.0.4Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in Mozilla_Firefox 43.0.4Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (44.0)Mac
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (44.0.1)Mac
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (44.0.2)Mac
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in Mozilla Firefox for Mac 43.0.4Mac
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Mozilla Firefox For Mac 38.8Mac
Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-2973-1) thunderbird_38.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.debLinux
Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-2973-1) thunderbird_38.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_amd64.debLinux
Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-2973-1) thunderbird_38.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_i386.debLinux
Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-2973-1) thunderbird_38.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.debLinux
Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-2973-1) thunderbird_38.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.15.10.1_i386.debLinux
Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-2973-1) thunderbird_38.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.15.10.1_amd64.debLinux
Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-2973-1) thunderbird_38.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_i386.debLinux
Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client (USN-2973-1) thunderbird_38.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.debLinux
(RHSA-2016:0591) Moderate: nss, nss-util, and nspr security, bug fix, and enhancement update nspr-4.11.0-0.1.el6_7.i686.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0591) Moderate: nss, nss-util, and nspr security, bug fix, and enhancement update nspr-4.11.0-0.1.el6_7.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0591) Moderate: nss, nss-util, and nspr security, bug fix, and enhancement update nspr-devel-4.11.0-0.1.el6_7.i686.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0591) Moderate: nss, nss-util, and nspr security, bug fix, and enhancement update nspr-devel-4.11.0-0.1.el6_7.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0684) Moderate: nss and nspr security, bug fix, and enhancement update nspr-4.11.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0684) Moderate: nss and nspr security, bug fix, and enhancement update nspr-4.11.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0684) Moderate: nss and nspr security, bug fix, and enhancement update nspr-devel-4.11.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0684) Moderate: nss and nspr security, bug fix, and enhancement update nspr-devel-4.11.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0685) Moderate: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update nspr-4.11.0-1.el7_2.i686.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0685) Moderate: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update nspr-4.11.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0685) Moderate: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update nspr-devel-4.11.0-1.el7_2.i686.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0685) Moderate: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update nspr-devel-4.11.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0685) Moderate: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update nss-softokn-3.16.2.3-14.2.el7_2.i686.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0685) Moderate: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update nss-softokn-3.16.2.3-14.2.el7_2.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0685) Moderate: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update nss-softokn-devel-3.16.2.3-14.2.el7_2.i686.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0685) Moderate: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update nss-softokn-devel-3.16.2.3-14.2.el7_2.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0685) Moderate: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update nss-softokn-freebl-3.16.2.3-14.2.el7_2.i686.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0685) Moderate: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update nss-softokn-freebl-3.16.2.3-14.2.el7_2.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0685) Moderate: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.16.2.3-14.2.el7_2.i686.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2016:0685) Moderate: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.16.2.3-14.2.el7_2.x86_64.rpmLinux
(CESA-2016:0685) Moderate: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update nspr-4.11.0-1.el7_2.i686.rpmLinux
(CESA-2016:0685) Moderate: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update nspr-4.11.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpmLinux
(CESA-2016:0685) Moderate: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update nspr-devel-4.11.0-1.el7_2.i686.rpmLinux
(CESA-2016:0685) Moderate: nss, nspr, nss-softokn, and nss-util security, bug fix, and enhancement update nspr-devel-4.11.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpmLinux

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-302195Update for Mozilla Firefox (44.0)
PATCH-302196Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (44.0)
PATCH-302198Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (44.0.1)
PATCH-302199Update for Mozilla Firefox (44.0.2)
PATCH-302200Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (44.0.2)
PATCH-607000Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0)
PATCH-607000Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0)
PATCH-607000Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0)
PATCH-611870Mozilla Firefox For Mac (142.0.1)
PATCH-612783Mozilla Firefox For Mac (145.0.1)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234