CVE-2017-5461
CriticalSummary
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.
Risk Assessment
Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to disrupt service availability, leading to downtime and loss of system accessibility.
Recommendation
It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of NSS to mitigate this vulnerability and secure the system against potential 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-2015-7182Critical
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.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.