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CVE-2017-11696

Date: December 27, 2017

Heap-based buffer overflow in the __hash_open function in lib/dbm/src/hash.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact using a crafted cert8.db file.

Language: C

Severity Score

7.8

Related Resources (9)

Url: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143735/NSS-Buffer-Overflows-Floating-Point-Exception.html

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100345

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-37

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11696

Url: http://www.geeknik.net/9brdqk6xu

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-11696

Url: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/17

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039153

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-11696

Severity Score

7.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.8
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.6
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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