Gentoo: GLSA-201406-19: Mozilla Network Security Service: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Mozilla Network Security Service. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for more details about the vulnerabilities.
Resolution
All Mozilla Network Security Service users should upgrade to the latest
version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/nss-3.15.3"
Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these
packages.
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2013-1620 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1620 [ 2 ] CVE-2013-1739 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1739 [ 3 ] CVE-2013-1741 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1741 [ 4 ] CVE-2013-2566 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2566 [ 5 ] CVE-2013-5605 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-5605 [ 6 ] CVE-2013-5606 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-5606 [ 7 ] CVE-2013-5607 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-5607
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201406-19
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Network Security Service, the worst of which could lead to Denial of Service.
Background
The Mozilla Network Security Service is a library implementing security features like SSL v2/v3, TLS, PKCS #5, PKCS #7, PKCS #11, PKCS #12, S/MIME and X.509 certificates.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/nss < 3.15.3 >= 3.15.3
Impact
===== A remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.