Buffer overflow in Mozilla NSS - CVE-2015-7181

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Buffer overflow in Mozilla NSS - CVE-2015-7181

Published: August 5, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33988
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7181
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the sec_asn1d_parse_leaf() function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS). A remote attacker can create a pass crafted OCTET STRING data to the application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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


Affected software

Mozilla NSS
Amazon Linux AMI
Slackware Linux
nss (Alpine package)
FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1
FlashSystem 900 9840-AE2 and 9843-AE2
IBM Storwize V7000
IBM Storwize V5000
IBM Storwize V3700
IBM Storwize V3500
IBM SAN Volume Controller

How to mitigate CVE-2015-7181

Install updates from vendor's website.

Mozilla NSS - addressed in versions 3.19.2.1, 3.20.1
nss (Alpine package) - update to 3.19.2.1-r0
FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1 - update to 1.5.2.6-468.155
FlashSystem 900 9840-AE2 and 9843-AE2 - update to 1.6.1.5-515.226
IBM Storwize V7000 - addressed in versions 7.4.0.9, 7.5.0.7, 7.6.0.4, 7.6.1.1
IBM Storwize V5000 - addressed in versions 7.4.0.9, 7.5.0.7, 7.6.0.4, 7.6.1.1
IBM Storwize V3700 - addressed in versions 7.4.0.9, 7.5.0.7, 7.6.0.4, 7.6.1.1
IBM Storwize V3500 - addressed in versions 7.4.0.9, 7.5.0.7, 7.6.0.4, 7.6.1.1
IBM SAN Volume Controller - addressed in versions 7.4.0.9, 7.5.0.7, 7.6.0.4, 7.6.1.1

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