5.3CVSSMEDIUM
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.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentialityLow
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
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Exploitability
No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
References
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2779.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94346
securityfocus.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8635
bugzilla.redhat.com
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Timeline
Published
Aug 1, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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