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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2779.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94346 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8635 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-46 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2779.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94346 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8635 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-46 | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
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History
21 Nov 2024, 02:59
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2779.html - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94346 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8635 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-46 - Third Party Advisory | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 4.3
v3 : 5.3 |
Information
Published : 2018-08-01 13:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 02:59
NVD link : CVE-2016-8635
Mitre link : CVE-2016-8635
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-8635
JSON object : View
Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux_server
- enterprise_linux_server_eus
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_server_aus
- enterprise_linux_server_tus
- enterprise_linux_workstation
mozilla
- network_security_services