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Debian: DLA-946-1 Critical: NSS Library Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey May 19, 2017
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Update the nss library to address vulnerabilities described in CVE-2017-5461 and CVE-2017-5462 for Debian LTS systems.
The NSS library is vulnerable to two security issues: CVE-2017-5461
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Summary

Out-of-bounds write in Base64 encoding. This can trigger a crash
(denial of service) and might be exploitable for code execution.

CVE-2017-5462

A flaw in DRBG number generation where the internal state V does not
correctly carry bits over.

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
2:3.26-1+debu7u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your nss packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

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Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer

Support Debian LTS: https://www.freexian.com/lts/debian/
Learn to master Debian: https://debian-handbook.info/get/


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<pre><font face="Courier">Package: nss
Version: 2:3.26-1+debu7u3
CVE ID: CVE-2017-5461 CVE-2017-5462
Debian Bug: 862958

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