Explain CVE-2013-1739
Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.15.2 does not ensure that data structures are initialized before read operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger a decryption failure.
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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1012656'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/NSS/NSS_3.15.2_release_notes'}, {'name': 'DSA-2790', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2790'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html'}, {'name': '20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=894370'}, {'name': 'GLSA-201406-19', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-19.xml'}, {'name': 'USN-2030-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2030-1'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-93.html'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19254', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19254'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:1791', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1791.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2013:1678', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00014.html'}, {'name': '20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_FULLDISC'], 'url': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2013:1539', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00013.html'}, {'name': '62966', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62966'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:1829', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1829.html'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2013:1542', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00016.html'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED