DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1978

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1978
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1978.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1978
Upstream
Published
2016-03-13T18:59:27Z
Modified
2025-09-25T00:59:48.234451Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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

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"
}

Debian:14 / 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"
}