CVE-2011-5094

nss: DoS via repeated SSL session renegotiations

Published Jun 16, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) 3.x, with certain settings of the SSL_ENABLE_RENEGOTIATION option, does not properly restrict client-initiated renegotiation within the SSL and TLS protocols, which might make it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by performing many renegotiations within a single connection, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1473. NOTE: it can also be argued that it is the responsibility of server deployments, not a security library, to prevent or limit renegotiation when it is inappropriate within a specific environment

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 9:56 PM
Reserved
Jun 16, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 16, 2012, 9:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 13, 2011, 12:00 AM