SB2019120912 - Ubuntu update for NSS
Published: December 9, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019120912
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17007)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the collect_certs() function in /lib/pkcs7/certread.c in Mozilla NSS library. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted certificate to the application and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.