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Debian Security Advisory DSA 2800-1 (nss - buffer overflow)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Andrew Tinits reported a potentially exploitable buffer overflow in the Mozilla Network Security Service library (nss). With a specially crafted request a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
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 oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 3.12.8-1+squeeze7. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.14.5-1. For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.15.3-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.15.3-1. We recommend that you upgrade your nss packages.