CVE-2015-3278

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2015-07-15
Bugzilla:
1238326: CVE-2015-3278 nss_compat_ossl: incorrect multi-keyword mode cipherstring parsing

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The cipherstring parsing code in nss_compat_ossl while in multi-keyword mode does not match the expected set of ciphers for a given cipher combination, which allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Find out more about CVE-2015-3278 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 4.3
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None

Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 nss_compat_ossl Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 nss_compat_ossl Will not fix

Acknowledgements

Red Hat would like to thank Martin Poole of Software Maintenance Engineering group for reporting this issue.

Last Modified

CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation

Close

Welcome! Check out the Getting Started with Red Hat page for quick tours and guides for common tasks.