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Amazon Linux AMI : nss-softokn (ALAS-2015-596)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 86074

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

A flaw was found in the way NSS verified certain ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm) signatures. Under certain conditions, an attacker could use this flaw to conduct signature forgery attacks.

Solution

Run 'yum update nss-softokn' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2015-596.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 86074

File Name: ala_ALAS-2015-596.nasl

Version: 2.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/23/2015

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-softokn, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-softokn-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-softokn-freebl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-softokn-freebl-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-softokn-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/22/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-2730

ALAS: 2015-596

RHSA: 2015:1699