CVE-2017-5461
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.7% (pctl 92)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.7% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-05-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | network security services |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3872
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98050
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1100
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1101
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1102
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1103
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344380
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21.4_release_notes
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.28.4_release_notes
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.29.5_release_notes
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.30.1_release_notes
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-04
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/#CVE-2017-5461
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/#CVE-2017-5461
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/#CVE-2017-5461
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/#CVE-2017-5461
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