CVE-2017-11698
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2017-11698 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
NSS uses a local DBM database to store configuration and security (Certificates etc) information. These database files are created by NSS during startup and is used during its normal operation. These files are not read/retrieved from an external source. This flaw is related to specially-crafted NSS DBM files. So the only way to exploit this flaw is to replace the local NSS db with these files which require local user access on the machine running NSS. Therefore Red Hat Product Security does not consider this as a security flaw.
CVSS v3 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 7.5 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | nss | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | nss | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nss | Not affected |
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