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GLSA-201701-46 : Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS): Multiple vulnerabilities (Logjam) (SLOTH)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 96643

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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-201701-46 (Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS): Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

 Remote attackers could conduct man-in-the-middle attacks, obtain access to private key information, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
 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-3.28'

See Also

https://www.mitls.org/pages/attacks/SLOTH

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-46

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 96643

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201701-46.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Published: 1/20/2017

Updated: 1/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-1938

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/19/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-2721, CVE-2015-4000, CVE-2015-7575, CVE-2016-1938, CVE-2016-5285, CVE-2016-8635, CVE-2016-9074

GLSA: 201701-46