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CVE-2016-8635
Published: Aug 1, 2018
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
CVSS v3.0
5.3
MEDIUM
Description
It was found that Diffie Hellman Client key exchange handling in NSS 3.21.x was vulnerable to small subgroup confinement attack. An attacker could use this flaw to recover private keys by confining the client DH key to small subgroup of the desired group.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Mozilla | nss | affected 3.21.x |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.0 Details
CVSS v3.0 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8635
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2016:2779
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
GLSA-201701-46
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
94346
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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