SB2021052742 - Gentoo update for Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS)
Published: May 27, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021052742
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) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25648)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
A flaw was found in the way NSS handled CCS (ChangeCipherSpec) messages in TLS 1.3. This flaw allows a remote attacker to send multiple CCS messages, causing a denial of service for servers compiled with the NSS library. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. This flaw affects NSS versions before 3.58.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.