Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 11, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-5461
CVE-2017-5461
Description
Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21.4, 3.22.x through 3.28.x before 3.28.4, 3.29.x before 3.29.5, and 3.30.x before 3.30.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging incorrect base64 operations.
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Affected products
102cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.21.4
- (no CPE)range: <3.21.4, 3.22.x through 3.28.x before 3.28.4, 3.29.x before 3.29.5, and 3.30.x before 3.30.1
- osv-coords97 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< 128.5.1-1.1+ 96 more
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 92.0-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 91.1.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0.121-23.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0.121-23.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0.121-23.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0.121-23.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0.121-23.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0.121-23.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0.121-23.4
- (no CPE)range: < 52-24.3.44
- (no CPE)range: < 52-24.3.44
- (no CPE)range: < 52-24.3.44
- (no CPE)range: < 52-24.3.44
- (no CPE)range: < 52-24.3.44
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-105.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-105.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-71.2
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-71.2
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-71.2
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-71.2
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-105.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-108.3
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-105.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-105.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-105.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-71.2
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-105.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-105.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-105.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-71.2
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-105.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-105.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-71.2
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-71.2
- (no CPE)range: < 45.9.0esr-71.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-108.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.13.1-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-46.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-46.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-46.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-46.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-46.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-46.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-46.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-46.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-46.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52.1.0-30.1
unspecified+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
21- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831nvdPatch
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3872nvdPatch
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.htmlnvdPatch
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.htmlnvdPatch
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1100nvdPatch
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1101nvdPatch
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1102nvdPatch
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1103nvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98050nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21.4_release_notesnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.28.4_release_notesnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.29.5_release_notesnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.30.1_release_notesnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-04nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/nvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPermissions Required
- www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlnvd
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