MGASA-2017-0160

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    MGASA-2017-0160

    Published: 8 Jun 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7502

    Summary: Updated nss packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the way NSS handled empty SSLv2 messages. An attacker could use this flaw to crash a server application compiled against the NSS library (CVE-2017-7502).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0160.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20989, https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.28.5_release_notes, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1365.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nss

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/nss?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.28.5-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    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
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