1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2452-1

USN-2452-1: NSS vulnerability

Publication date

7 January 2015

Overview

NSS could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Releases

Packages

  • nss - Network Security Service library

Details

It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain ASN.1 lengths. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a data-smuggling
attack.

It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain ASN.1 lengths. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a data-smuggling
attack.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that use NSS, such as Evolution and Chromium, to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
14.10 utopic libnss3 –  2:3.17.1-0ubuntu1.1
14.04 trusty libnss3 –  2:3.17.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
12.04 precise libnss3 –  3.17.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.2
10.04 lucid libnss3-1d –  3.17.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.2

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