CVE-2019-17006
nss: Check length of inputs for cryptographic primitives
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · December 26, 2019
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was discovered in nss where input text length was not checked when using certain cryptographic primitives. This could lead to a heap-buffer overflow resulting in a crash and data leak. The highest threat is to confidentiality and integrity of data as well as system availability.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 8.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow