NULL pointer dereference in Mozilla NSS - CVE-2018-18508
Published: March 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26105
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18508
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla NSS
Mozilla NSS
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-18508
Install updates from vendor's website.