CVE-2016-2834
Public on 2016-06-13
Modified on 2016-12-15
Description
Multiple buffer handling flaws were found in the way NSS handled cryptographic data from the network. A remote attacker could use these flaws to crash an application using NSS or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the permission of the user running the application.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAQM Linux 1 | nss | 2016-12-15 | ALAS-2016-774 | Fixed |
| HAQM Linux 1 | nss-softokn | 2016-12-15 | ALAS-2016-774 | Fixed |
| HAQM Linux 1 | nss-util | 2016-12-15 | ALAS-2016-774 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAQM Linux | CVSSv2 | 5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |