Heap-based buffer overflow in nss (Alpine package)



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-1950
CWE-ID CWE-122
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
nss (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU32316

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1950

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.3 and 3.20.x and 3.21.x before 3.21.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7,. A remote attacker can use crafted ASN.1 data in an X.509 certificate. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

nss (Alpine package): 3.19.2.1-r0 - 3.19.2.1-r1

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1968c4c07185a7285a798c7a5d0aaf78abeadea7
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b72b361c8512d6026da87313218e7b2f4459e0ff
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=59192f802c63d7a2d7d3e16cc28e04f6438f50cb
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=cc3e00e4e5cc5c47d52db2a744cd41f1cefaa761


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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