Information disclosure in nss (Alpine package)
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-5462 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-200 |
| 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 low risk vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU6339
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5462
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionA flaw in DRBG number generation within the Network Security Services (NSS) library where the internal state V does not correctly carry bits over. The NSS library has been updated to fix this issue to address this issue and Firefox has been updated with corresponding version of NSS.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsnss (Alpine package): 3.23-r0
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2eccc6186a420eadcfe738cb29579fe500950c50
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9f0bc7581ce26076d81da5ba2812e3af1c53d1ff
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.
