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CVE-2022-3479

7.5 · HIGH

A vulnerability found in nss.

Published Oct 14, 2022EPSS 0.95%

Overview

CVE-2022-3479 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 14, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability found in nss. By this security vulnerability, nss client auth crash without a user certificate in the database and this can lead us to a segmentation fault or crash.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

References

Refbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1774654Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2134331Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-05Refbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1774654Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2134331Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-05

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3479?

CVE-2022-3479 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 14, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2022-3479?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-3479?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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-2022-3479?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2022-3479 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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