CVE-2015-7181

high

Description

The sec_asn1d_parse_leaf function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.1 and 3.20.x before 3.20.1, as used in Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 and other products, improperly restricts access to an unspecified data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted OCTET STRING data, related to a "use-after-poison" issue.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00013.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00015.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00020.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00021.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00037.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00049.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134268/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-nss-Updates.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1980.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1981.html

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1192028

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.2.1_release_notes

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.4_release_notes

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.20.1_release_notes

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3393

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3410

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-133.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034069

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2785-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2791-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2819-1

Details

Published: 2015-11-05

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High