ubuntu · CVE-2016-5285

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Priority: medium Published: 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC Updated: 2025-08-25 22:06:08 UTC

View at Official ubuntu advisory, NVD, CVE.org · CVE detail

Freshness: upstream tracker timestamp is available; use API updated time as primary recency signal.

Tracker summary

CVE-2016-5285 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nss), 6 status rows across 6 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): released 4, not-affected 2.

Description:

A Null pointer dereference vulnerability exists in Mozilla Network Security Services due to a missing NULL check in PK11_SignWithSymKey / ssl3_ComputeRecordMACConstantTime, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service.

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