CVE-2018-18508
Published: 31 December 2018
In Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.36.7 and before 3.41.1, a malformed signature can cause a crash due to a null dereference, resulting in a Denial of Service.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | not included in 3.42, error in release notes |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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nss Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(3.41.1,3.42.1)
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trusty |
Released
(2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.5)
|
|
bionic |
Released
(2:3.35-2ubuntu2.2)
|
|
cosmic |
Released
(2:3.36.1-1ubuntu1.2)
|
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Patches: upstream: https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nss/rev/08d1b0c1117f upstream: https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nss/rev/5e70b72131ac |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 6.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-18508
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.42.1_release_notes
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.41.1_release_notes
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3898-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3898-2
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian