nss: Multiple security flaws (MFSA 2016-61)
Published Jun 13, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.38%
Description
Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.23, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.10
- 16.04
Configuration 3
- ≤ 3.22
Configuration 5
- 12.0
- 12.0
- 12.0
- 12.0
- 12.0
- 12.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nss-0:3.21.3-2.el5_11
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2779
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
nss-0:3.21.3-2.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2779
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
nss-util-0:3.21.3-1.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2779
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
nss-0:3.21.3-2.el7_3
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2779
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
nss-util-0:3.21.3-1.1.el7_3
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2779
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nss-0:3.21.3-2.el5_11 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2779 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | nss-0:3.21.3-2.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2779 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | nss-util-0:3.21.3-1.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2779 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | nss-0:3.21.3-2.el7_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2779 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | nss-util-0:3.21.3-1.1.el7_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2779 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
Do not use NSS to parse untrusted certificates.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03380) | 88.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03380) | 87.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 60.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.47% (0.01474) | 79.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.18% (0.04178) | 80.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.47% (0.01474) | 79.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.67% (0.01665) | 88.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 1.67% (0.01665) | 86.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 14, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01536) | 85.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 1.36% (0.01359) | 84.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01158) | 82.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01088) | 82.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.85% (0.00852) | 79.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (22)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00055.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2779.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-61.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91072 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036057 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2993-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3029-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2834 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1206283 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1221620 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1241034 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1241037 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347908 Issue Tracking
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.23_release_notes x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2834
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2834
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-61.html
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