Explain CVE-2016-1950
Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.3 and 3.20.x and 3.21.x before 3.21.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ASN.1 data in an X.509 certificate.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa119'}, {'name': 'DSA-3688', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2016:1557', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00016.html'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-35.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://support.apple.com/HT206167'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://support.apple.com/HT206168'}, {'name': '84223', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84223'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:0820', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2016:0731', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:0727', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html'}, {'name': 'USN-2917-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-2', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-3520', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3520'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:0909', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-3510', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3510'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2016:0733', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html'}, {'name': 'USN-2924-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2924-1'}, {'name': '1035215', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:0777', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html'}, {'name': 'GLSA-201605-06', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-3', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html'}, {'name': 'USN-2934-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2934-1'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://support.apple.com/HT206169'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.19.2.3_release_notes'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2016:0495', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0495.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21.1_release_notes'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://support.apple.com/HT206166'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1245528'}, {'name': 'USN-2917-2', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2'}, {'name': 'USN-2917-3', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED