Red Hat Virtualization update for nss

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU58477

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43527

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling DER-encoded DSA or RSA-PSS signatures. A remote attacker can send specially crafted signatures encoded within CMS, S/MIME, PKCS #7, or PKCS #12 to the application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

redhat-release-virtualization-host (Red Hat package): 4.4.9-2.el8ev

Red Hat Virtualization Host: 4

Red Hat Virtualization: 4

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:redhat-release-virtualization-host_redhat_package:4.4.9-2.el8ev:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_virtualization_host:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_virtualization:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:5006

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.