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CVE-2015-7182

9.8 · CRITICAL

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ASN.1 decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.1 and 3.20.x before 3.20.1, as used in Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4…

Published Nov 5, 2015oracleCWE-119EPSS 10.24%

Overview

CVE-2015-7182 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting oracle traffic_director. It was published on November 5, 2015 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ASN.1 decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.1 and 3.20.x before 3.20.1, as used in Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted OCTET STRING data.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update traffic_director to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mozillanetwork_security_services0Affected

References

Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00013.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00015.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00020.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00021.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00037.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00049.htmlRefpacketstormsecurity.com/files/134268/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-nss-Updates.htmlRefrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1980.htmlRefrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1981.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7182?

CVE-2015-7182 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting oracle traffic_director. It was published on November 5, 2015 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2015-7182?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-7182?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update traffic_director to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-7182?

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