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    CVE-2017-5461

    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.

    Published:Apr 19, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:May 11, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.01411
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Network Security Services
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Aus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Els
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Mission Critical
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Tus

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831
    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3872
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98050
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1100
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1101
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1102
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1103
    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344380
    https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21.4_release_notes
    https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.28.4_release_notes
    https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.29.5_release_notes
    https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.30.1_release_notes
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-04
    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/#CVE-2017-5461
    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/#CVE-2017-5461
    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/#CVE-2017-5461
    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/#CVE-2017-5461
    https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831
    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3872
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98050
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1100
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1101
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1102
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1103
    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344380
    https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21.4_release_notes
    https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.28.4_release_notes
    https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.29.5_release_notes
    https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.30.1_release_notes
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-04
    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/#CVE-2017-5461
    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/#CVE-2017-5461
    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/#CVE-2017-5461
    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/#CVE-2017-5461
    https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High