Input validation error in Mozilla NSS - CVE-2016-2834
Published: June 13, 2016 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33810
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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-2016-2834
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.23, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-2834
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00055.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2779.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-61.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91072
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036057
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2993-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3029-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1206283
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1221620
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1241034
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1241037
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.23_release_notes