CVE-2016-2834
nss: Multiple security flaws (MFSA 2016-61)
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · June 7, 2016
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
Multiple buffer handling flaws were found in the way NSS handled cryptographic data from the network. A remote attacker could use these flaws to crash an application using NSS or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the permission of the user running the application.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Do not use NSS to parse untrusted certificates.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE not specified