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Debian Security Advisory DSA 2790-1 (nss - uninitialized memory read)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
A flaw was found in the way the Mozilla Network Security Service library (nss) read uninitialized data when there was a decryption failure. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service (application crash) for applications linked with the nss library. The oldstable distribution (squeeze) is not affected by this problem.
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 the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.14.4-1. The packages in the stable distribution were updated to the latest patch release 3.14.4 of the library to also include a regression bugfix for a flaw that affects the libpkix certificate verification cache. For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.15.2-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.15.2-1. We recommend that you upgrade your nss packages.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
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