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CVE-2019-17007

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Oct 22, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17007
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html

In Network Security Services before 3.44, a malformed Netscape Certificate Sequence can cause NSS to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Weakness

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Network_security_servicesMozilla*3.44 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatnspr-0:4.21.0-1.el6_10*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatnss-0:3.44.0-7.el6_10*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatnss-softokn-0:3.44.0-5.el6_10*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatnss-util-0:3.44.0-1.el6_10*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatnspr-0:4.21.0-1.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatnss-0:3.44.0-4.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatnss-softokn-0:3.44.0-5.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatnss-util-0:3.44.0-3.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update SupportRedHatnss-0:3.36.0-9.el7_6*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update SupportRedHatnss-softokn-0:3.36.0-7.el7_6*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatnspr-0:4.21.0-2.el8_0*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatnss-0:3.44.0-7.el8_0*
NssUbuntubionic*
NssUbuntudisco*
NssUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
NssUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
NssUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
NssUbuntutrusty*
NssUbuntutrusty/esm*
NssUbuntuupstream*
NssUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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