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CVE-2016-9574

MEDIUMEPSS 70th pctl
5.9
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

nss before version 3.30 is vulnerable to a remote denial of service during the session handshake when using SessionTicket extension and ECDHE-ECDSA.

How to fix

Remediation Available
nssDebian
Fixed in:2:3.25-1CVE-2016-9574
Fixed in:2:3.25-1CVE-2016-9574
Fixed in:2:3.25-1CVE-2016-9574
Fixed in:2:3.25-1CVE-2016-9574

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days
70thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

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CVE-2020-15098High8.82.2%-Fix
CVE-2019-3738Medium6.51.7%-Fix
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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2016-9574?

Upgrade nss on debian 11 to 2:3.25-1 or later.

Is CVE-2016-9574 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2016-9574 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 70% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2016-9574?

CVE-2016-9574 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2016-9574 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for nss (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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