critical
CVE-2015-7182
nss: ASN.1 decoder heap overflow when decoding constructed OCTET STRING that mixes indefinite and definite length encodings (MFSA 2015-133)
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.
Severity by source
NVD9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, Red Hat, Amazon, Oracle. Rated lower by Ubuntu (medium).
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ASN.1 decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.1 and 3.20.x before 3.20.1, as used in Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted OCTET STRING data.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| amazon linux 1 | jss, jss-debuginfo, jss-javadoc and 12 more | 4.2.6-35.17.amzn1 and 3 more |
| Oracle Linux 5 | nspr, nspr-devel, nss and 3 more | 4.10.8-2.el5_11 and 1 more |
| Oracle Linux 6 | nspr, nspr-devel, nss and 6 more | 4.10.8-2.el6_7 and 2 more |
| Oracle Linux 7 | nspr, nspr-devel, nss and 6 more | 4.10.8-2.el7_1 and 2 more |
| debian 11 | nss | 2:3.20.1-1 |
| debian 12 | nss | 2:3.20.1-1 |
| debian 13 | nss | 2:3.20.1-1 |
| debian 14 | nss | 2:3.20.1-1 |
| debian 7 | icedove, iceweasel, nss | 38.4.0-1~deb7u1 and 2 more |
| debian 8 | icedove, iceweasel, nss | 38.4.0-1~deb8u1 and 2 more |
| echo | nss | 2:3.20.1-1 |
| root.io debian 11 | rootio-nss | 2:3.20.1-1 |
Show all 66 entries from 19 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| amazon linux 1 | jss | 4.2.6-35.17.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | jss-debuginfo | 4.2.6-35.17.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | jss-javadoc | 4.2.6-35.17.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | nspr | 4.10.8-2.35.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | nspr-debuginfo | 4.10.8-2.35.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | nspr-devel | 4.10.8-2.35.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | nss | 3.19.1-7.74.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | nss-debuginfo | 3.19.1-7.74.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | nss-devel | 3.19.1-7.74.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | nss-pkcs11-devel | 3.19.1-7.74.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | nss-sysinit | 3.19.1-7.74.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | nss-tools | 3.19.1-7.74.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | nss-util | 3.19.1-4.47.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | nss-util-debuginfo | 3.19.1-4.47.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | nss-util-devel | 3.19.1-4.47.amzn1 |
| Oracle Linux 5 | nspr | 4.10.8-2.el5_11 |
| Oracle Linux 5 | nspr-devel | 4.10.8-2.el5_11 |
| Oracle Linux 5 | nss | 3.19.1-2.el5_11 |
| Oracle Linux 5 | nss-devel | 3.19.1-2.el5_11 |
| Oracle Linux 5 | nss-pkcs11-devel | 3.19.1-2.el5_11 |
| Oracle Linux 5 | nss-tools | 3.19.1-2.el5_11 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | nspr | 4.10.8-2.el6_7 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | nspr-devel | 4.10.8-2.el6_7 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | nss | 3.19.1-5.0.1.el6_7 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | nss-devel | 3.19.1-5.0.1.el6_7 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | nss-pkcs11-devel | 3.19.1-5.0.1.el6_7 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | nss-sysinit | 3.19.1-5.0.1.el6_7 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | nss-tools | 3.19.1-5.0.1.el6_7 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | nss-util | 3.19.1-2.el6_7 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | nss-util-devel | 3.19.1-2.el6_7 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | nspr | 4.10.8-2.el7_1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | nspr-devel | 4.10.8-2.el7_1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | nss | 3.19.1-7.0.1.el7_1.2 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | nss-devel | 3.19.1-7.0.1.el7_1.2 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | nss-pkcs11-devel | 3.19.1-7.0.1.el7_1.2 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | nss-sysinit | 3.19.1-7.0.1.el7_1.2 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | nss-tools | 3.19.1-7.0.1.el7_1.2 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | nss-util | 3.19.1-4.el7_1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | nss-util-devel | 3.19.1-4.el7_1 |
| debian 11 | nss | 2:3.20.1-1 |
| debian 12 | nss | 2:3.20.1-1 |
| debian 13 | nss | 2:3.20.1-1 |
| debian 14 | nss | 2:3.20.1-1 |
| debian 7 | icedove | 38.4.0-1~deb7u1 |
| debian 7 | iceweasel | 38.4.0esr-1~deb7u1 |
| debian 7 | nss | 2:3.14.5-1+deb7u6 |
| debian 8 | icedove | 38.4.0-1~deb8u1 |
| debian 8 | iceweasel | 38.4.0esr-1~deb8u1 |
| debian 8 | nss | 2:3.26-1+debu8u1 |
| echo | nss | 2:3.20.1-1 |
| root.io debian 11 | rootio-nss | 2:3.20.1-1 |
| root.io debian 12 | rootio-nss | 2:3.20.1-1 |
| root.io debian 13 | rootio-nss | 2:3.20.1-1 |
| ubuntu 12.04 | firefox | 42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| ubuntu 12.04 | nss | 3.19.2.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| ubuntu 12.04 | thunderbird | 1:38.4.0+build3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| ubuntu 14.04 | firefox | 42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| ubuntu 14.04 | nss | 2:3.19.2.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| ubuntu 14.04 | thunderbird | 1:38.4.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| ubuntu 14.04-ESM | nss | 2:3.19.2.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| ubuntu 15.04 | firefox | 42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 |
| ubuntu 15.04 | nss | 2:3.19.2.1-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 |
| ubuntu 15.04 | thunderbird | 1:38.4.0+build3-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 |
| ubuntu 15.10 | firefox | 42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 |
| ubuntu 15.10 | nss | 2:3.19.2.1-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 |
| ubuntu 15.10 | thunderbird | 1:38.4.0+build3-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00037.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00049.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134268/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mozilla-nss-Updates.html
All 45 references
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1980.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1981.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3393
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3410
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-133.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77416
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034069
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.399753
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2785-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2791-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2819-1
- https://access.redhat.com/articles/2043623
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7182
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa119
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1202868
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.2.1_release_notes
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.4_release_notes
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.20.1_release_notes
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2015-7182.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-1981.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7182
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2785-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2791-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2819-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7182
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-133/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-133.html