SB2013120316 - Input validation error in nss (Alpine package)
Published: December 3, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013120316
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1739)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.15.2 does not ensure that data structures are initialized before read operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger a decryption failure.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.