The sec_asn1d_parse_leaf function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.1 and 3.20.x before 3.20.1, as used in Firefox…

Description

The sec_asn1d_parse_leaf function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.1 and 3.20.x before 3.20.1, as used in Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 and other products, improperly restricts access to an unspecified data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted OCTET STRING data, related to a "use-after-poison" issue.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

6.9% · top 5.9% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (34)

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1034069 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa119 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-3688 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• DSA-3410 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:2081 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1192028 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-201512-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:1981 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2015:2229 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.20.1_release_notes (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-2785-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• USN-2791-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:1926 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:1981 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• USN-2819-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 91787 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.4_release_notes (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2015:1942 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:1980 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• DSA-3393 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.2.1_release_notes (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134268/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-nss-Updates.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 77416 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2015:2245 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• GLSA-201605-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• SSA:2015-310-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-133.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:1978 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 07:43 UTC.