Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20161979000
Revision Date:2016-03-13Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-1979 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:Use-after-free vulnerability in the PK11_ImportDERPrivateKeyInfoAndReturnKey function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted key data with DER encoding.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-1979
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'firefox' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'nss' package in precise is not affected (note: '2:3.21-0ubuntu0.12.04.2').
  • OR The 'thunderbird' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:38.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1').
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