CVE-2016-9574

nss: Remote DoS during session handshake when using SessionTicket extention and ECDHE-ECDSA

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Published Jul 19, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

nss before version 3.30 is vulnerable to a remote denial of service during the session handshake when using SessionTicket extension and ECDHE-ECDSA.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

[UNKNOWN]

nss

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`nss 3.30`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-10380	nss before version 3.30 is vulnerable to a remote denial of service during the session handshake when using SessionTicket extension and ECDHE-ECDSA.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.399% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1320695
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9574
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9574
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9574

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Network Security Services

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:59 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Jul 19, 2018, 1:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:59 AM
Reserved: Nov 23, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 19, 2018, 1:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:56 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Nov 28, 2016, 12:00 AM

Severity: Moderate
Public date: Nov 28, 2016, 12:00 AM

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