What is CVE-2015-5244?

CVE-2015-5244 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mod Nss Project, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-07.

How severe is CVE-2015-5244?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mod Nss Project

CVE-2015-5244

The NSSCipherSuite option with ciphersuites enabled in mod_nss before 1.0.12 allows remote attackers to bypass application restrictions.

Published 2017-08-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mod Nss Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

pagure.io/mod_nss/c/34e1ccecb4a7d5054dba2f92b403af9b6ae1e110 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175248.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176026.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5244?: CVE-2015-5244 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mod Nss Project, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2015-5244?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.