Buffer overflow in Mozilla Network Security Services
CVE-2019-17006
In Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.46, several cryptographic primitives had missing length checks. In cases where the application calling the library did not perform a sanity check on the inputs it could result in a crash due to a buffer overflow.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.036 (89.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.46_release_notes (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210129-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-379803.pdf (Third Party Advisory)
- us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-040-04 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-17006?
- CVE-2019-17006 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Network Security Services, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-22.
- How severe is CVE-2019-17006?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-17006 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.