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CVE-2017-11697 (GCVE-0-2017-11697)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-27 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:19
VLAI
Summary
The __hash_open function in hash.c:229 in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (floating point exception and crash) via a crafted cert8.db file.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039153 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100345 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.geeknik.net/9brdqk6xu x_refsource_MISC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143735/NSS-B… x_refsource_MISC
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/17 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-37 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Date Public
2017-08-09 00:00
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