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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3071-1 (nss - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
In nss, a set of libraries designed to support cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications, Tyson Smith and Jesse Schwartzentruber discovered a use-after-free vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering the improper removal of an NSSCertificate structure from a trust domain.
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 2:3.14.5-1+deb7u3. For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.16.3-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.16.3-1. We recommend that you upgrade your nss packages.