CVE-2016-1978
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1978
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-1978.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-1978
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-03-13T18:59:27Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T19:01:27Z
- Severity
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- 7.3 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Use-after-free vulnerability in the ssl3_HandleECDHServerKeyExchange function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by making an SSL (1) DHE or (2) ECDHE handshake at a time of high memory consumption.
- References
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0591.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0684.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0685.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-15.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2973-1
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa124
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1209546
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84275
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035258
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21_release_notes