CVE-2016-2834

Publication date 8 June 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.23, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 17.10 artful
Fixed 47.0+build3-0ubuntu1
17.04 zesty
Fixed 47.0+build3-0ubuntu1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 47.0+build3-0ubuntu1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
15.10 wily
Fixed 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
thunderbird 17.10 artful
Fixed 1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu2
17.04 zesty
Fixed 1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.17.04.2
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
nss 17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2:3.23-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
15.10 wily
Fixed 2:3.23-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2:3.23-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2:3.23-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

Patch details

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Package Patch details
nss

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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