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Amazon Linux AMI : nss / nss-util (ALAS-2017-825)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 99713
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way NSS performed certain Base64-decoding operations. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted certificate which, when parsed by NSS, could cause it to crash or execute arbitrary code, using the permissions of the user running an application compiled against the NSS library.(CVE-2017-5461)
Upstream acknowledges Ronald Crane as the original reporter.
Solution
Run 'yum update nss' to update your system.Run 'yum update nss-util' to update your system.
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 99713
File Name: ala_ALAS-2017-825.nasl
Version: 3.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 4/28/2017
Updated: 12/23/2025
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-5461
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-util-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-util, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-sysinit, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-pkcs11-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-util-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/27/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-5461