SB2019073119 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for nss and nspr 



SB2019073119 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for nss and nspr

Published: July 31, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019073119
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 75% Low 25%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18508)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in Mozilla NSS within the  CMS (Cryptographic Message Syntax) API. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11719)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

When importing a curve25519 private key in PKCS#8format with leading 0x00 bytes, it is possible to trigger an out-of-bounds read in the Network Security Services (NSS) library. This could lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.8, Firefox < 68, and Thunderbird < 60.8.


3) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11727)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists doe to an error within the Mozilla NSS library, when working with TLS certificates. A remote attacker can force Network Security Services (NSS) to sign CertificateVerify with PKCS#1 v1.5 signatures when those are the only ones advertised by server in CertificateRequest in TLS 1.3. A remote attacker can perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack and gain access to sensitive information.


4) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11729)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing an empty or malformed p256-ECDH public keys. A remote attacker can trigger a segmentation fault and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.