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CVE-2016-1950

Date: March 13, 2016

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.3 and 3.20.x and 3.21.x before 3.21.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ASN.1 data in an X.509 certificate.

Language: Unix

Severity Score

8.8

Related Resources (42)

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3

Url: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.2.3_release_notes

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3520

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1950

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2934-1

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84223

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html

Url: https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa119

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-1950

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0495.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html

Url: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1245528

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT206168

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT206167

Url: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21.1_release_notes

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT206166

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT206169

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3510

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2924-1

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1950

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1950

Url: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-35.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-1950

Severity Score

8.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	8.8
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	6.8
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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CVE-2016-1950

Date: March 13, 2016

Language: Unix

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