7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-11698
Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the __get_page function in lib/dbm/src/h_page.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact using a crafted cert8.db file.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 27, 2017, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 16, 2020, 11:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-11698 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-11698 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla network_security_services
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-11698.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143735/NSS-Buffer-Overflows-Floating-Point-Exception.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/17 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.geeknik.net/9brdqk6xu Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100345 VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039153 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-37

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

PoCs discovered through fuzzing which resulted in a CVE assignment.

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Prolog

Updated: 2 years ago
18 stars 11 fork 11 watcher
Born at : Nov. 12, 2016, 7:38 a.m. This repo has been linked 21 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-11698 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-11698 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-37 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.geeknik.net/9brdqk6xu No Types Assigned http://www.geeknik.net/9brdqk6xu Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143735/NSS-Buffer-Overflows-Floating-Point-Exception.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143735/NSS-Buffer-Overflows-Floating-Point-Exception.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039153 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039153 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/17 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/17 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100345 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100345 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.00%

score

0.36091

percentile

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