CVE-2016-1978 | BDVDB-2026-74801 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa124
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0684.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-15.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0685.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84275
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21_release_notes
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2973-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0591.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.