A flaw in DRBG number generation within the Network Security Services (NSS) library where the internal state V does not correctly carry bits over. The NSS library has been updated to fix this issue to address this issue and Firefox ESR 52.1 has been updated with NSS version 3.28.4. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
The product performs a calculation that generates incorrect or unintended results that are later used in security-critical decisions or resource management.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-04 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/ | vendor advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/ | vendor advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/ | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1345089 | issue tracking |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/ | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3872 | third party advisory vendor advisory |