CVE-2016-1978

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.3 High

Status

Modified - security@mozilla.org

Published

2016-03-13

Last modified

2024-08-05

Affected products

• Firefox (Mozilla)
• Network Security Services (Mozilla)

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0591.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0684.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0685.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-15.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84275
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035258
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2973-1
• https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa124
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209546
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21_release_notes
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06