Debian DSA-3186-1 : nss - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 81830

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that the Mozilla Network Security Service library (nss) incorrectly handled certain ASN.1 lengths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a data-smuggling attack.

Solution

Upgrade the nss packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.14.5-1+deb7u4.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.17.2-1.1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 81830

File Name: debian_DSA-3186.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/17/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nss, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1569

BID: 71675

DSA: 3186

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