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NSS Library SSLv2 Connection Negotiation Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12362
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Release Date:
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2004-08-25
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Last Update:
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2004-09-06
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Popularity:
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11,671 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Network Security Services (NSS) 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-0826
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Description:
ISS X-Force has reported a vulnerability in the NSS library, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the parsing of records during SSLv2 connection negotiation. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted client hello message with an overly long record.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of an application linked to the vulnerable library.
Solution:
An updated version of the NSS library is available:
ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/security/nss/releases/NSS_3_9_2_RTM
Provided and/or discovered by:
Mark Dowd, ISS X-Force.
Changelog:
2004-09-06: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/180
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