SB2019021247 - Fedora 29 update for nss



SB2019021247 - Fedora 29 update for nss

Published: February 12, 2019 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2019021247
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18508)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in Mozilla NSS within the  CMS (Cryptographic Message Syntax) API. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.