CVE-2016-1978
Mozilla NSS SSL Use-After-Free DHE/ECDHE Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the ssl3_HandleECDHServerKeyExchange function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by making an SSL (1) DHE or (2) ECDHE handshake at a time of high memory consumption.
INFO
Published Date :
March 13, 2016, 6:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 4, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-1978 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2016-1978.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-1978 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-1978 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035258 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0685.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0684.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2973-1 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84275 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 13, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0591.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 09, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 09, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 27, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Removed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa124 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 19, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a> Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:43.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:3.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Changed Reference Type http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-15.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-15.html Advisory Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Mar. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Translation Vulnerabilidad de uso después de liberación de memoria en la función ssl3_HandleECDHServerKeyExchange en Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) en versiones anteriores a 3.21, como se utiliza en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 44.0 permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado llevando a cabo un apretón de manos SSL (1) DHE o (2) ECDHE en un momento de alto consumo de memoria. Added Translation Vulnerabilidad de uso después de liberación de memoria en la función ssl3_HandleECDHServerKeyExchange en Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) en versiones anteriores a 3.21, como se utiliza en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 44.0, permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado llevando a cabo un apretón de manos SSL (1) DHE o (2) ECDHE en un momento de alto consumo de memoria.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1978 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1978
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
7.71 }} 1.26%
score
0.93243
percentile