CVE-2017-5462

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-5462
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-11 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionA flaw in DRBG number generation within the Network Security Services (NSS) library where the internal state V does not correctly carry bits over. The NSS library has been updated to fix this issue to address this issue and Firefox ESR 52.1 has been updated with NSS version 3.28.4. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-682

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 52.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 52.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services All All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 52.1 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions, Spoof URLs, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Deny Service, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1345089 - (CVE-2017-5462) DRBG addition is broken CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 53 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS): Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201705-04) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 45.9 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3872-1 nss DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 52.1 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3831-1 firefox-esr DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 690289 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for mozilla (5e0a038a-ca30-416d-a2f5-38cbf5e7df33)
  • 710287 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201802-03)
  • 710397 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS) Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201705-04)
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