CVE-2010-3173
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The SSL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9 does not properly set the minimum key length for Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral (DHE) mode, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.
Find out more about CVE-2010-3173 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2010:0782 | 2010-10-19 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (seamonkey) | RHSA-2010:0781 | 2010-10-19 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (seamonkey) | RHSA-2010:0781 | 2010-10-19 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (firefox) | RHSA-2010:0782 | 2010-10-19 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird | Will not fix |
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