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GLSA-202008-08 : Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS): Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 139718

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202008-08 (Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS): Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in NSS. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 An attacker may be able to obtain information about secret key material.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All NSS users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/nss-3.55'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-08

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 139718

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202008-08.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 8/20/2020

Updated: 6/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-12403

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:nss, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/19/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-12400, CVE-2020-12401, CVE-2020-12403

GLSA: 202008-08