CVE-2019-17006

Public Exploit

Description

In Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.46, several cryptographic primitives had missing length checks. In cases where the application calling the library did not perform a sanity check on the inputs it could result in a crash due to a buffer overflow.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.45%
Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: Mozilla NSS
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.46_release_notes release notes vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1539788 issue tracking patch vendor advisory exploit
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210129-0001/ third party advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-379803.pdf third party advisory
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-040-04 third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-17006?
CVE-2019-17006 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-17006?
To fix CVE-2019-17006, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-17006 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-17006 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-17006?
CVE-2019-17006 affects Mozilla NSS.
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