CVE-2016-1938
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 31, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 20, 2016
Description
The s_mp_div function in lib/freebl/mpi/mpi.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, improperly divides numbers, which might make it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging use of the (1) mp_div or (2) mp_exptmod function.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- 81955vdb-entry
- DSA-3688vendor-advisory
- 1034825vdb-entry
- GLSA-201701-46vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
- USN-2903-2vendor-advisory
- USN-2880-1vendor-advisory
- USN-2903-1vendor-advisory
- USN-2880-2vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/hannob/bignum-fuzz/blob/master/CVE-2016-1938-nss-mp_exptmod.c
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21_release_notes
- SUSE-SU-2016:0338vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-07.html
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/37-Mozilla-NSS-Wrong-calculation-results-in-mp_div-and-mp_exptmod.html
- USN-2973-1vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1194947
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0309vendor-advisory
- 91787vdb-entry
- https://github.com/hannob/bignum-fuzz/blob/master/CVE-2016-1938-nss-mp_div.c
- GLSA-201605-06vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1190248
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0306vendor-advisory
- https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nss/diff/a555bf0fc23a/lib/freebl/mpi/mpi.c
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