#VU26105 NULL pointer dereference in Mozilla NSS - CVE-2018-18508 

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#VU26105 NULL pointer dereference in Mozilla NSS - CVE-2018-18508

Published: March 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU26105
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18508
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla NSS
Software vendor:
Mozilla

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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