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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 946-1] nss security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The NSS library is vulnerable to two security issues: CVE-2017-5461 Out-of-bounds write in Base64 encoding. This can trigger a crash (denial of service) and might be exploitable for code execution. CVE-2017-5462 A flaw in DRBG number generation where the internal state V does not correctly carry bits over.
Affected Software
Affected Software
nss on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 2:3.26-1+debu7u3. We recommend that you upgrade your nss packages.