CVE-2017-5462

MEDIUM

NSS - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A flaw in DRBG number generation within the Network Security Services (NSS) library where the internal state V does not correctly carry bits over. The NSS library has been updated to fix this issue to address this issue and Firefox ESR 52.1 has been updated with NSS version 3.28.4. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-04
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1345089
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3872

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0264
EPSS Percentile 83.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-682
Status published
Products (5)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
mozilla/firefox 52.0
mozilla/firefox < 45.9.0
mozilla/network_security_services < 3.28.4
mozilla/thunderbird < 52.1.0
Published Jun 11, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026