Input validation error in nss (Alpine package)



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-1979
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 nss (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU33635

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [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-2016-1979

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted key data with DER encoding.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

nss (Alpine package): 3.19.2.1-r1

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1968c4c07185a7285a798c7a5d0aaf78abeadea7
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b72b361c8512d6026da87313218e7b2f4459e0ff
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=59192f802c63d7a2d7d3e16cc28e04f6438f50cb
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=cc3e00e4e5cc5c47d52db2a744cd41f1cefaa761


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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