High severity · published Mar 13, 2016
CVE-2016-1978
Use-after-free vulnerability in the ssl3_HandleECDHServerKeyExchange function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0,…
7.3
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the ssl3_HandleECDHServerKeyExchange function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by making an SSL (1) DHE or (2) ECDHE handshake at a time of high memory consumption.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firefox · Mozilla
through 43.0.4 · source: NVD
NS
Network Security Services · Mozilla
through 3.20.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1978
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1978
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0591.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0684.html
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