Vulnerability in Mozilla Network Security Services
CVE-2016-9574
nss before version 3.30 is vulnerable to a remote denial of service during the session handshake when using SessionTicket extension and ECDHE-ECDSA.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Network Security Services
- [Unknown] Nss — versions nss 3.30
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9574?
- CVE-2016-9574 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Network Security Services, classified under Missing Cryptographic Step. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-07-19.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9574?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9574 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.