Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-5461
Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21.4, 3.22.x through 3.28.x before 3.28.4, 3.29.x before 3.29.5, and 3.30.x before 3.30.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging incorrect base64 operations.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2017-5461
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-5461
5.40%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 93 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-5461
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST | |
9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-5461
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-5461
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions, Spoof URLs, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Deny Service, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTrackerThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3872
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3872-1 nssPatch
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https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/#CVE-2017-5461
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 45.9 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-04
Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS): Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201705-04) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/#CVE-2017-5461
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 52.1 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2018Patch
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1101
RHSA-2017:1101 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalPatch
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344380
1344380 - (CVE-2017-5461) Write beyond bounds caused by bugs in Base64 de/encoding in nssb64d.c and nssb64e.cIssue Tracking;Permissions Required
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https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2021
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http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3831-1 firefox-esrPatch
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1103
RHSA-2017:1103 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalPatch
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2017Patch
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.30.1_release_notes
NSS 3.30.1 release notes - Mozilla | MDNRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/#CVE-2017-5461
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 52.1 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98050
Mozilla Network Security Services CVE-2017-5461 Memory Corruption VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1100
RHSA-2017:1100 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalPatch
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.29.5_release_notes
NSS 3.29.5 release notes - Mozilla | MDNRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/#CVE-2017-5461
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 53 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.28.4_release_notes
NSS 3.28.4 release notes - Mozilla | MDNRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1102
RHSA-2017:1102 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalPatch
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21.4_release_notes
NSS 3.21.4 release notes - Mozilla | MDNRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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