CVE-2016-1938

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1938
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-1938.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-1938
Related
Published
2016-01-31T18:59:05Z
Modified
2024-09-18T01:00:21Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The smpdiv function in lib/freebl/mpi/mpi.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, improperly divides numbers, which might make it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging use of the (1) mpdiv or (2) mpexptmod function.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / nss

Package

Name
nss
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nss?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.21-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / nss

Package

Name
nss
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nss?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.21-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / nss

Package

Name
nss
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nss?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.21-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}