CVE-2022-3479

nss: nss client auth crash without a user certificate in the database

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Published Oct 14, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A vulnerability found in nss. By this security vulnerability, nss client auth crash without a user certificate in the database and this can lead us to a segmentation fault or crash.

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

n/a

nss

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.81`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-5892-1	NSS vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.956% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1774654
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2134331
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3479
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-05
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3479

History

Nov 20, 2024 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Mozilla Network Security Services

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Nov 20, 2024, 4:21 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Oct 14, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Nov 20, 2024, 4:21 PM
Reserved: Oct 13, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:14 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:14 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 14, 2022, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Jun 16, 2022, 12:00 AM

Severity: Moderate
Public date: Jun 16, 2022, 12:00 AM

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