mod_nss: Invalid handling of +CIPHER operator
Published Jun 8, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.72%
Description
mod_ns in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 allows remote attackers to force the use of ciphers that were not intended to be enabled.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
mod_nss-0:1.0.14-7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2602
Red Hat Certificate System 8
mod_nss
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mod_nss
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mod_nss
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | mod_nss-0:1.0.14-7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2602 |
| Red Hat Certificate System 8 | mod_nss | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mod_nss | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mod_nss | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.72% (0.01716) | 76.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01786) | 75.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00153) | 33.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00487) | 76.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00487) | 75.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00487) | 72.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 70.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00599) | 75.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 70.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183102.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183129.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184345.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2602.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3099 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1319052 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3099
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3099
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183102.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183129.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184345.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2602.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3099 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1319052 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3099 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3099 |
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