CVE-2015-7182
CriticalSummary
A heap-based buffer overflow in the ASN.1 decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.1 and 3.20.x before 3.20.1 can lead to application crashes or potentially allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted OCTET STRING data.
Risk Assessment
Remote attackers may cause denial of service or gain the ability to execute arbitrary code, posing a significant security threat to systems using vulnerable software versions.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Mozilla Network Security Services to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and reduce the risk of attacks.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS)
See all- CVE-2014-1569High
The definite_length_decoder function in lib/util/quickder.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before version 3.16.2.4 and 3.17.x before version 3.17.3 does not ensure that the DER encoding of an ASN.1 length is properly formed. This allows remote attackers to conduct data-smuggling attacks by using a long byte sequence for an encoding.
- CVE-2017-5461Critical
Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) versions 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 are vulnerable to remote attacks that can cause denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging incorrect base64 operations.
Original NVD description (English source)
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ASN.1 decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.1 and 3.20.x before 3.20.1, as used in Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted OCTET STRING data.