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Vulnerability details: VCID-9d9j-feb8-aaad
Vulnerability ID VCID-9d9j-feb8-aaad
Aliases CVE-2017-5461
Summary Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21.4, 3.22.x through 3.28.x before 3.28.4, 3.29.x before 3.29.5, and 3.30.x before 3.30.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging incorrect base64 operations.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
System Score Found at
generic_textual Medium http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-5461.html
rhas Critical https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1100
rhas Critical https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1101
rhas Critical https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1102
rhas Critical https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1103
cvssv3 9.8 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-5461.json
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rhbs urgent https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1440080
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5429
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5432
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generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5436
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generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5445
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5446
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generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5460
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5461
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5462
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5464
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generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7502
cvssv2 7.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5461
cvssv3 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5461
archlinux Critical https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-247
archlinux Critical https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-248
archlinux Critical https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-249
generic_textual Medium https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3260-1
generic_textual Medium https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3270-1
generic_textual Medium https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3278-1
generic_textual Medium https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3372-1
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10
generic_textual Medium https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/#CVE-2017-5461
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
generic_textual HIGH http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
generic_textual HIGH http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
Reference id Reference type URL
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-5461.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-5461.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-5461
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344380
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5429
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5432
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5433
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5434
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5435
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5436
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5438
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5439
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5440
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5441
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5442
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5443
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5444
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5445
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5446
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5447
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5448
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5459
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5460
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https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5469
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7502
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21.4_release_notes
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.28.4_release_notes
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.29.5_release_notes
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.30.1_release_notes
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-04
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3260-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3270-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3278-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3372-1
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/#CVE-2017-5461
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/#CVE-2017-5461
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/#CVE-2017-5461
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/#CVE-2017-5461
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3872
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98050
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
1440080 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1440080
862958 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=862958
ASA-201704-4 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201704-4
ASA-201704-6 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201704-6
ASA-201705-21 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201705-21
AVG-247 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-247
AVG-248 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-248
AVG-249 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-249
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2017-5461 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5461
GLSA-201802-03 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201802-03
mfsa2017-10 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10
mfsa2017-11 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11
mfsa2017-12 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12
mfsa2017-13 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13
RHSA-2017:1100 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1100
RHSA-2017:1101 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1101
RHSA-2017:1102 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1102
RHSA-2017:1103 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1103
USN-3260-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3260-1/
USN-3270-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3270-1/
USN-3278-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3278-1/
USN-3372-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3372-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-5461.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5461
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5461
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.78745
EPSS Score 0.01411
Published At March 28, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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