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Debian Wheezy DLA-971-1 High: CVE-2017-7502 NSS SSLv2 Issue

debian lts
Calendar Grey May 31, 2017
Dist Debian Esm H88
Resolution for CVE-2017-7502: Addressing null pointer dereference in NSS caused by empty SSLv2 messages for Debian Wheezy users.
CVE-2017-7502 A null pointer dereference vulnerability in NSS was found when server receives empty SSLv2 messages

Summary

A null pointer dereference vulnerability in NSS was found when server
receives empty SSLv2 messages. This issue was introduced with the recent
removal of SSLv2 protocol from upstream code in 3.24.0 and introduction
of dedicated parser able to handle just sslv2-style hello messages.

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", this problem has been fixed in version
2:3.26-1+debu7u4.

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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Package: nss
Version: 2:3.26-1+debu7u4
CVE ID: CVE-2017-7502
Debian Bug: 863839

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