CVE-2016-1978
Publication date 13 March 2016
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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firefox | ||
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
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nss | ||
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2:3.21-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
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thunderbird | ||
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1:38.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1:38.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
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Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 7.3 · High |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | Low |
Integrity impact | Low |
Availability impact | Low |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-2973-1
- Thunderbird vulnerabilities
- 19 May 2016