CVE-2016-1979
Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) Use-after-free PKCS#8 Key Derivation Vulnerability
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the PK11_ImportDERPrivateKeyInfoAndReturnKey function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted key data with DER encoding.
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 :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-1979 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-2016-1979.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-1979 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-1979 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]
Oct. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 09, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html [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/msg00031.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/msg00029.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/1035215 [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.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3576 [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/84221 [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]
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:44.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-36.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-36.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 PK11_ImportDERPrivateKeyInfoAndReturnKey en Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) en versiones anteriores a 3.21.1, como se utiliza en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 45.0, permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado a través de datos clave manipulados con cifrado DER. Added Translation Vulnerabilidad de uso después de liberación de memoria en la función PK11_ImportDERPrivateKeyInfoAndReturnKey en Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) en versiones anteriores a 3.21.1, como se utiliza en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 45.0, permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado a través de datos de clave manipulados con codificado DER.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
4.21 }} 0.32%
score
0.91230
percentile