nss: Check length of inputs for cryptographic primitives
Published Oct 22, 2020
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.56%
Description
In Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.46, several cryptographic primitives had missing length checks. In cases where the application calling the library did not perform a sanity check on the inputs it could result in a crash due to a buffer overflow.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<3.46
- Version
Configuration 1
- < 2.14.0
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 2
- < 2.14.0
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 3
- < 2.14.0
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 4
- < 2.14.0
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 5
- < 2.14.0
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 6
- < 2.14.0
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 7
- < 2.14.0
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 8
- < 2.14.0
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 9
- < 3.46
Configuration 10
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
nspr-0:4.25.0-2.el7_9
Fixed · RHSA-2020:4076
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
nss-0:3.53.1-3.el7_9
Fixed · RHSA-2020:4076
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
nss-softokn-0:3.53.1-6.el7_9
Fixed · RHSA-2020:4076
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
nss-util-0:3.53.1-1.el7_9
Fixed · RHSA-2020:4076
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update Support
nss-softokn-0:3.28.3-10.el7_4
Fixed · RHSA-2021:0758
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended Update Support
nss-softokn-0:3.28.3-10.el7_4
Fixed · RHSA-2021:0758
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
nss-softokn-0:3.28.3-10.el7_4
Fixed · RHSA-2021:0758
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update Support
nss-0:3.36.0-9.el7_6
Fixed · RHSA-2021:0876
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update Support
nss-softokn-0:3.36.0-7.el7_6
Fixed · RHSA-2021:0876
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Extended Update Support
nss-softokn-0:3.44.0-9.el7_7
Fixed · RHSA-2021:1026
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
nspr-0:4.25.0-2.el8_2
Fixed · RHSA-2020:3280
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
nss-0:3.53.1-11.el8_2
Fixed · RHSA-2020:3280
Red Hat OpenShift Do
openshiftdo/odo-init-image-rhel7:1.1.3-2
Fixed · RHSA-2021:0949
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
nss
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | nspr-0:4.25.0-2.el7_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4076 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | nss-0:3.53.1-3.el7_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4076 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | nss-softokn-0:3.53.1-6.el7_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4076 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | nss-util-0:3.53.1-1.el7_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4076 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update Support | nss-softokn-0:3.28.3-10.el7_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:0758 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended Update Support | nss-softokn-0:3.28.3-10.el7_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:0758 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions | nss-softokn-0:3.28.3-10.el7_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:0758 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update Support | nss-0:3.36.0-9.el7_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:0876 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update Support | nss-softokn-0:3.36.0-7.el7_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:0876 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Extended Update Support | nss-softokn-0:3.44.0-9.el7_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1026 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | nspr-0:4.25.0-2.el8_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3280 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | nss-0:3.53.1-11.el8_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3280 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Do | openshiftdo/odo-init-image-rhel7:1.1.3-2 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:0949 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | nss | Out of support scope | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/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 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.56% (0.03558) | 88.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.55% (0.03552) | 87.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 3.04% (0.03036) | 86.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 80.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 4.28% (0.04282) | 87.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 80.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 3.07% (0.03072) | 86.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 73.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 13, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 73.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 67.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 64.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00255) | 61.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00214) | 57.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 29.93th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 68.62th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17006 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1539788 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1775916 Issue Tracking
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-379803.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.46_release_notes x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17006
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210129-0001/ x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-040-04 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17006
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17006 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1539788 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1775916 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-379803.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.46_release_notes | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17006 | ||
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210129-0001/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-040-04 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17006 |
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